Cayuse <=> "horses" in Spanish?

[Alan H. Hartley]

David Robertson wrote:

> Thanks.  Adding to the possible confusion, I wonder if any of the citations
> below refer to the Sinkiuse Indians, who were Salish, not Cayuse?

The lack of -n- in any of them argues against that, as does the context
in (at least) the 1827 cite. (The Cayuse mixed with and were
linguistically assimilated by the Nez Perce.)

Alan

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