origin of "quimnut", "quinnut" => Quinault?

Mike Cleven mike_cleven at HOTMAIL.COM
Wed Feb 28 20:32:18 UTC 2001


>
>"Quinault" is from Quinault kwinayl [barred ell], the name of the
>group's largest village. (from Hdbk. N. Amer. Indians VII. (1990) 516)
>

Nice try but no cigar, huh?

MC
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