CJ placename

[phil cash cash]

klahowya,

again, i would like to renew my Oct. request to obtain a correct
phonological representation for "kok-shut-cue-ton" (as it is originally
spelled in the hisorical record by pushtIn's).  i lost the email from
the single chinook list member who offered a transcription...my
apologies.

kokshut cue-ton "broken horse"

this placename identifies a waterway in the Wallowa region of
northeastern Oregon.  the historical record simply states that this
creek was called thusly by the Nez Perce after a white horse broke its
leg and had to be shot, thereafter, it was referred to by the "Indians"
as "kok-shut-cue-ton".    in modern toponymy, there is no "broken horse
creek," "white horse creek," but there is a "white horse ridge" which
corresponds to other geographic info for this waterway.

i am interested in knowing if the [o] in "kok-shut" is really an [o]
and, also, if the initial syllable in  "cue-ton" is [kyoo...] or
[kiyoo...] or [kooy].

thanks, this will greatly help in my placename database, otherwise, i
would probably leave it out if no one expresses an interest.

phil cash cash (cayuse/nez perce)