[Fwd: Re: Dzunuqua WAKASHAN]

[David Robertson]

>
> 			Dell Hymes
>
> P. S.  skookum and stik are unlikely derivable from se-at-co.
> What
> happened to the middle syllable -at-?  To the first k?  Whence
> the -m?  Why
> isn't 'stik' from English 'stick'? People at Warm Springs seem to
> think it
> is.
>

Hello; I ought to have been more clear in what I was suggesting!  Sorry.
My intention was just to point you all towards other CJ words for
"supernatural beings" or "bigfoot", or whichever term one prefers.

Best,

Dave