Chinook Jargon word for Donkey?

[Tony Johnson]

A quick translation:

Hello--perhaps it is not straight, but my boy and I we say (together)
"long-eared-horse" for English "donkey."

aLqi wEXt--Tony J.

>>> Leanne Riding <riding at timetemple.com> 2/8/2005 2:22:00 PM >>>

On Tuesday, February 8, 2005, at 09:58 , Tony Johnson wrote:

> LaXayEm--alaxti wik dret ukuk, bEt nayka tEnas pi nayka ntsayka
> khanamakwst wawa  "yuLqat-qw'Elan-khiyutan" pus bastEn "donkey." - -
> Tony J.
>

I am struggling with "bEt nayka tEnas pi nayka ntsayka"
the words are familiar, but I can't figure out what they mean together
??

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- Leanne
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