maklak (was RE: Jargon in Alaska Gold Rush?)

[Mitchell Roy]

Other than that the places where mukluk was used, and where CJ was used, in
Alaska, were hundreds of miles apart?  And there are no bearded seals
anywhere where CJ is attested?  Maybe I'm missing something.  First off, is
'mukluk' attested in CJ as a word for waterproof, sealskin boot?
Thanks.
Roy Michell

-----Original Message-----
From: Ros' Haruo [mailto:lilandbr at hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 8:24 PM
To: roy.mitchell at SEALASKA.COM
Cc: CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: Jargon in Alaska Gold Rush?


Still, if there was in fact significant use of CJ in Alaska and the
Klondike, isn't it likely that "mEqlEq" or "maklak" or something in between
was *in* Chinook (Jargon) regardless of where it may have been *from*?

lilEnd

>From: Mitchell Roy <roy.mitchell at SEALASKA.COM>
>Reply-To: Mitchell Roy <roy.mitchell at SEALASKA.COM>
>To: CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
>Subject: Re: Jargon in Alaska Gold Rush?
>Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:13:43 -0800
>
>Quick note:  'Mukluk' doesn't come from Chinook; rather, it's a loan from
>Central Yup'ik Eskimo, maklak, where it refers to the species of seal
>(bearded seal, a.k.a. thong seal) whence hard-bottomed mukluks are made.
>Roy Mitchell
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jon Burpee [mailto:jburpee at YAHOO.COM]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 7:37 PM
>To: CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
>Subject: Re: Jargon in Alaska Gold Rush?
>
>
>I think Robert Service, the klondike poet, uses terms here and there.
>Check out "The Low-Down White" for an unpolitically correct usage of
>'klooch' (kloochman) and Siwash.
>
>Check out "The Ballad of Hard-Luck Henry for a use of 'cheechako'
>
>Check out "the Ballad of Blasphemous Bill" for use of 'mucklucks' and
>'cheechako'
>
>Undoubtedly, there are more in Service's poetry.
>
>Jon Burpee
>
>Nadja Adolf <yakimabelle at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
>Anyone know of any sources on this?
>
>
>
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