Chinook Jargon word for Donkey?

[Scott Tyler]

LaXayam ish uXo?atlaak nayka Siks koopa Cinuk wawa ilahi
Just to add my two cents,
It is interesting in Farsi the word for Donkey is Xar
and Rabbit is  Xar guush  = big ears or donkey ear
The most distinguishing feature became the name for these animals.
Seeing the Makah word for donkey  =  i-i-wah-biL  and the chee-wawa coined
term for
donkey =  yuLqat-qw'Elan-kiyutan from Tony.   (kiyutan = horse in Clallam,
qibtal = horse in Makah)
I wonder if  yuLqat-qw'Elan would be sufficent for donkey in wawa if rabbit
has not taken this term already?
The Sioux had horses and dogs.  They had dogs first, and horses were a gift
from the creator,
so the word for horse reflects the spiritual nature of the horse.  The term
for horse is literally = holy or sacred dog.
My two cents almost became a bit, gotta go! nayka tenas cikamin chakoo bit,
kotta Lataawa!
tluush nanich nayka siks,
Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Maria Pascua" <mcrcmaria at CENTURYTEL.NET>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: Chinook Jargon word for Donkey?


> Interesting.  Our word in Makah for donkey is i-i-wah-biL which means 'big
> ears', same impression in our tribal language.
> Maria
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Chinook List [mailto:CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG]On Behalf
> Of Tony Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 4:21 PM
> To: CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
> Subject: Re: Chinook Jargon word for Donkey?
>
> 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
> ??
>
> =( : ] )-[--<
>
> - Leanne
> - homepage: timetemple.com
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