Cathlaminimin

[Alan H. Hartley]

> What I did stumble across was, first, a reference in Silverstein's
> "Chinookans" (in our beloved HNAI, here vol 7: 534, in the place
> names next to the map), village number 46, in Multnomah territory,
> "Clan-nar-min-amon" which looks to me like it had the same nominal
> root.

Yes, that's the same name. Gary Moulton, in vol. 7 of the Lewis & Clark
journals gives an etymology about which Dell Hymes and I have been
corresponding. I'll post something soon.

Alan