Koontz John E wrote: >>The earliest I've seen with O- is 1814 H. M. BRACKENRIDGE Views >>Louisiana I. vi. 76 "Mahas, (or Oo-ma-ha) Reside on the Maha creek." >> >>This doesn't seem like "aux" to me. > > > Do you mean in general, or in the context of this example? I mean here specifically, because of the vowel quality. Alan