CJ placename

[phil cash cash]

thanks for all the feedback, i really appreciate it!

phil

On Dec 20, 2003, at 4:14 PM, phil cash cash wrote:

> 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)
>