more camas and wapato (fwd)

......Hey to all of you!  Briefly:  I'd just sent a msg to SALISHAN
mentioning the Coeur d'Alene English "water potato" for this plant, so
upon reading Sally's note I want to contribute that to CHINOOK as well.
=46or your information, the Coeur d'Alenes have a yearly "Water Potato
=46estival", and I'll find out when if you like.  Best,   Dave.........


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Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 09:46:03 -0400
=46rom: "Sarah G. Thomason" <sally at isp.pitt.edu>


   The word has apparently been borrowed from CJ into Yakima and,
perhaps from there or another Sahaptian source, into the Salishan
language Coeur d'Alene (where it's glossed as `potatoes that grow
in Yakima and Nez Perce country'). =20