klahowya (fwd)

[Jeffrey Kopp]

Well, that makes sense to me, since Sioux is probably better-known
around the country than the Jargon.  But it is still a bit of a stretch,
i.e., from "all my relatives" to "Hello."

I wonder how that breaks down; does "haw" mean "all" or "my"?

Alki,

Jeff

On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 08:57:40 -0800, you wrote:

>TlaXayam Jeff,
>I believe the How comes from  haw mitakiyasi in Sioux which means All my
>relatives!
>Scott  
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:	Jeffrey Kopp [SMTP:jeffkopp at TELEPORT.COM]
>> Sent:	Sunday, January 24, 1999 2:49 PM
>> To:	CHINOOK at LINGUIST.LDC.UPENN.EDU
>> Subject:	Re: klahowya (fwd)
>> 
>> I had heard somewhere and accepted myself that klahowya came from
>> klahowyum, supposedly called out by approaching natives (as solicitation
>> of aid, reassurance of peaceful intent, or as a trading/bargaining
>> technique), and misunderstood by the explorers as "the common
>> salutation."
>> 
>> (I also wonder if the common American cliche about an Indian greeting of
>> "How" is actually derived from "Klahowya.")
>>