arapaho? name inquiry (fwd)

[Koontz John E]

I've taken the liberty of posting here a reply to Mark's query from Allan
Taylor.

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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 16:25:27 -0700
From: "Allan R. Taylor" <allan.taylor at colorado.edu>
To: Koontz John E <John.Koontz at colorado.edu>
Subject: Re: arapaho? name inquiry (fwd)

John:

    Thanks for the forwarded message.  The name is more likely Gros Ventre
than Arapaho.  The G.V. word for elk is ?iwasii?, with high pitch on the
middle vowel (can't write it with the software which I have).  It is very
possible that washee is an anglicised form of the G.V. word.  It is not a
likely anglecization of the arapaho word.  Possibly it is Cheyenne, we'll
have to wait for Lehman on that one.