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<p><tt>> Swanton's idea was that Tunica /us^pi/ is the remains of the "osope" of Mosopelea.</tt><br>
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<tt>Actually, I suppose that might work if we assume that the -pe/-pi ending was a modifier, making Moso-pe as a name meaning, perhaps, "Little Ofo", or some such thing. (Nothing promising in the Ofo dictionary though!)</tt><br>
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<tt>> One of his attested names, Ounspik (or something like that) had already lost the medial /o/</tt><br>
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<tt>All of them but Oussipe put the s next to the p.</tt><br>
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<tt>> (I have no real info on where the -k comes from). <br>
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<tt>Swanton thought that was a misprint for e.</tt><br>
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<tt>Rory</tt><br>
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