sea wolf

[Scott E Tyler]

This could be what we call Sea Lions now.
In Makah mythology wolfs could transform into to killer whales and go to
sea, and vice versa. Therefore killer whales or Orcas are sea wolves.  There
were other mythological creatures such as Sea Bears and Thunderbirds.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Robertson" <ddr11 at COLUMBIA.EDU>
To: <CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: sea wolf


> 'Sea wolf' is what my wife has always been told her name means in
> Chamorro / Guamanian (by her Chamorro relatives).  I've long wondered what
> a sea wolf is, though I've heard the phrase in Portuguese songs for
> years.  (And Spanish is closely related, and the Spanish ruled Guam for
> centuries.)  So now I know it's all about seals.  I don't think my wife
> would enjoy being called ulXayu7 or sawash kushu, though.  :-)
>
> --Dave R.
>
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