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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style">In the Glossary (Appendix IV) of Boas'
Tsimshian Mythology, copper is given as
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face="Times New Roman">mEsîșn</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Theresa Kishkan</FONT></P></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style">From: "David Robertson" <</FONT><A
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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style">Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 8:09
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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style">Subject: copper</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT
face="Goudy Old Style">> James Kari guesses in his 1975 paper on the Babine
language that the <BR>> word "mEsin" for "copper" comes from CJ.<BR>>
<BR>> (E = schwa)<BR>> <BR>> Are any of you familiar with that
word?<BR>> <BR>> Could it be from Gitksan/Tsimshian?<BR>> <BR>>
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