<BR><BR><B><I>David Robertson <ddr11@COLUMBIA.EDU></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV><BR>FWIW, Michif has <patak> <PATAK>for "potato", a distinctive pronunciation that's <BR>reflected in some Interior Salish languages such as Spokane. Compare this <BR>with Standard French <PATATE>.<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>This form is found also in the Chinook Wawa of the French missionaries: </DIV></DIV> <DIV>lapatak "potatoes" (Demers), </DIV> <DIV>patak "potatoes" (Le Jeune).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Francisc</DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV><p>
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