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<DIV></DIV>>klahowya,
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<DIV></DIV>>it has been suggested by Rigsby, in his Ph.d diss, that 'nine' has an early Pre-Sahaptin form
<DIV></DIV>>[c'imiskt] and a borrowed form originating from Chinookan such as Wishram [k'wis] and Lower Chinook
<DIV></DIV>>[kuist]. the borrowed Chinookan form appears to be restricted only to Umatilla-Sahaptin and for Nez
<DIV></DIV>>Perce.
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<DIV></DIV>>i hear a great deal of CJ words, including Indian English, in Sahaptin speech but rarely in Nez
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<P>>Perce. the Nez Perce borrowings that appear in Aoki's great dictionary are mostly from French. </P>
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<P>Which begs the perpetual question; are those borrowings directly _from_French_ (presumably Metis French) or indirectly via the Jargon, or perhaps via Michif; I know Nez Perce were more in direct contact with Prairie/Plains peoples who themselves had a long relationship with the French and Metis, and that Jargon wasn't really used up that way much; but the physical means of this borrowing, if directly from French, remains worth considering, There remains a debate (which surfaced here long ago) about whether "French" words listed in dictionaries/etymologies of Carrier and Bella Coola and other northern/central BC languages do not mention the Jargon; but was there enough French usage/personnel in those regions for the word transfer to be direct from French. I don't think so, and would _guess_ the same about the Nez Perce situation, although as mentioned there's more likelihood of direct French input there.........</P>
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<DIV></DIV>>wext naika chako yukwa,
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<DIV></DIV>>phil cash cash
<DIV></DIV>>cayuse/nez perce
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<DIV></DIV>>ps; i will be posting an interesting CJ word compound using Cayuse, an extinct language, later!
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