15.2827, Qs: 'Akule' Origin; Testing Lexicographers

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Subject: 15.2827, Qs: 'Akule' Origin; Testing Lexicographers

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1)
Date: 09-Oct-2004
From: Wayles Browne < ewb2 at cornell.edu >
Subject: Meaning and origin of Akule

2)
Date: 06-Oct-2004
From: Meme Rhee < meme at bigfootventures.com >
Subject: Testing Lexicographers


	
-------------------------Message 1 ----------------------------------
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 16:04:25
From: Wayles Browne < ewb2 at cornell.edu >
Subject: Meaning and origin of Akule

Dear Linguists,

Friends of friends of mine found the name Akule on one of several web sites
devoted to unique baby names and gave it to their new son. The name Akule
is said to be of ''Native American'' origin and to mean ''He looks up''.

Can anyone recognize the language? Web searches give akule as the Hawaiian
term for a species of large-eyed fish; is there a connection?

Wayles Browne, Assoc. Prof. of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
Morrill Hall 220, Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics


	
-------------------------Message 2 ----------------------------------
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 16:04:28
From: Meme Rhee < meme at bigfootventures.com >
Subject: Testing Lexicographers

	
I'm a hiring manager and I need to hire lexicogaphers of various languages.
How does one go about testing them to see if they are qualified?  Any advice
 would help.

Linguistic Field(s): Lexicography




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