Terms for chickens in NW indigenous languages

[David Robertson]

Howdy,

As Nootka sounds, so sounds the Interior.  Nl~e7kepmxcin / Thompson
River Salish, nx7amxcin / Moses Columbian Salish, Secwepemctsin /
Shushwap Salish, and the Chinook Jargon of _Kamlups Wawa_, have words on
the order of [chIk at n(s)].

The latter language also has [likok], but it's very rare there, and is
termed in Father LeJeune's "Chinook Rudiments" a word used elsewhere than
Kamloops.

On the other hand, Npoqinis^cn / Spokane Salish has [likok]; many other
Interior languages also took their words for "chicken" from standard CJ.

Upper Chehalis Salish has [skwinm], which originally meant "ruffed
grouse".  But it also has [lust@] for "rooster", interestingly.

Best wishes,
Dave



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