<div>But the last two expression proposed by you are actually used in Chinook Wawa!</div> <div>"mamook nanitsh" = "to show" appears in Gibbs' and Shaw's and other dictionaries;</div> <div>"tiki wawa" was used for "it means" on this list, for instance by Dave Robertson.</div> <div>But I didn't see the expression "nanitch-spose" for "to try" yet.</div> <div> </div> <div>Francisc</div> <div><BR><B><I>cairoi <cairoi@YAHOO.COM></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I'm probably a bit slower than most but I've been grappling with how to <BR>express a couple of ideas. Recently learning the ingenious use of Kakupus <BR>has inspired me to put them to the list. Maybe some people have solutions <BR>none of these feel quite right to me:<BR><BR>Test / Try / Prove : I've tried "nanitch-spose" (see if)<BR>Show : I've tried "mumook-nanitch" (make see)<BR>Mean as is Ca veux dire :
I've tried "tiki-wawa" (want to say)<BR><BR>I've never found support for any of my attempts in dictionaries or texts. <BR>I'm sure there must be some great ways of saying these things. <BR><BR>To respond to the CHINOOK list, click 'REPLY ALL'. To respond privately to the sender of a message, click 'REPLY'. Hayu masi!<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p>
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