Kamooks - Dog

[vincent yann]

Hello,

Difficult to guess what was the intended pronunciation
by Franchere but I don't see why he would write a mute
x in kamoux.
Indeed, the x is mute in Sioux but I think it is often
felt as a plural to French speakers and x as plural
marker is not rare in French.
I may add that the x can be heard in the colloquial
use of 'sioux' for 'smart, clever, cunning'.
My guess is thus 'kamooks'.

Cheers, Yann

 --- Leanne Riding <riding at TIMETEMPLE.COM> a écrit :
> I'm intrigued by Franchere's spelling the word
> "kamoux" for dog.
> How would that be properly pronounced in French, I
> wonder? Like
> Sioux? Seems to me, the word would then be
> pronounced like "kamoo",
> not "kamooks".
>
> Could that mean that every instance of the CJ word
> kamooks descends
> from Franchere's spelling?
>
> Alexander Ross spelled the same word Camux. However
> his mastery of
> chinook was to a lesser degree than Franchere's, and
> he spent much
> less time with the speakers. As Ross put it, "To
> speak the Chinook
> dialect, you must be a Chinook." It is probable that
> much of
> Franchere's learning was passed along to him as it
> was to other
> Nor'westers.
>
> On the other hand, according to his editors,
> Franchere's spelling
> of his native French was terrible (although,
> ironically, his
> English spelling was said to be perfect).
>
> Interesting. I'd like to know whats the story here.
>
> -- Leanne (http://timetemple.com)
>
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