Re: <kamuks> as "bastard": It sure looks like the ChInuk word for "dog", used metaphorically perhaps. Thanks, Dave Dave *VISIT the archives of the CHINOOK jargon and the SALISHAN & neighboring* <=== languages lists, on the Web! ===> http://listserv.linguistlist.org/archives/salishan.html http://listserv.linguistlist.org/archives/chinook.html