[fwd from A. Grant] "towee" origin

[Dave Robertson]

[This message got lost in the server at first! -- Dave]

From: "Anthony Grant" <Anthony.Grant3 at btinternet.com>
To: "The Chinook List" <CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>

Dave et al:  Re: toes/towees:  The tewrm COULD be Hawai'ian but acqyuired at
a time before Hawai'ian /t/ had become /k/ (something it still hasn't done
in Ni'ihau, I think), although original /k/had already become glottal stop.
Or it could also be Marquesan, I think - this being an area visited by
Europeans often enough for them to have at least some knowledge of the names
of culturally salient items.

Anthony

--
"Asking a linguist how many languages she knows is like asking a doctor how many diseases he has!" -- anonymous



__________________________________________________________________
Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop at Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/

Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/