<div>I have a question too:</div> <div>How is to be read the word "dic" (day) ?</div> <div> </div> <div>Francisc<BR><BR><B><I>Dave Robertson <ddr11@UVIC.CA></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">From an early 1895 letter written by a St'at'imc comes this snippet, <BR>punctuated by me:<BR><BR>"Kopa mun Shanwari 9 dic 1895, Lilwat, piii + mamuk + son"<BR><BR>A couple quick notes.<BR><BR>This format for expressing dates is common in shorthand CJ. It seems to <BR>mean literally "On the month of January's 9th day, 1895." <BR><BR>And the little plus signs in "piii mamuk son" show that I'm guessing this <BR>is a compound word. I'm posting it here as a question, though. The reason <BR>is that everything I've identified as a compound in shorthand CJ has two <BR>members; of those members, only the lefthand one can have a complex <BR>internal structure. <BR><BR>For example, lefthand
members can themselves be compounds, or be <BR>diminutives formed by "tanas-". This phrase here, though, looks to me like <BR>it's got a complex RIGHThand member: <BR><BR>[piii + [mamuk + son]]<BR>[pay + [work + day]]<BR><BR>Anyway, I'm guessing it means "payday". <BR><BR>Any thoughts? <BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>--Dave R.<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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