Happy Holidays

[David Kaufman]

  Hi all,
   
  N¹pi Nithani Phi! (day + big + good)
   
  Okay, I'm not sure if this is exactly how "Happy Holidays" or "Merry Christmas" was said in Biloxi, but N¹pi Nithani ("day big") was apparently "Merry Christmas" according to Dorsey, so I figured "day big good" was a good approximation.  
   
  New Year was apparently N¹pi Nithani Towe ("day big French") or "Frenchman's Sunday" per Dorsey's translation.  (Towe is also the verb "to exchange or trade.") 
   
  Happy Holidays!
   
  Dave 


		
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