copper

[Scott Tyler]

This brings up the Makah word for gold which is kool.
Which could be a trade word from Chinook wawa  or a Makah-ization of an 
English word.
And I believe copper in Makah is  kookoolik'ook (looks-like-gold).
Scott
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Grant" <Granta at EDGEHILL.AC.UK>
To: <CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: copper


> Could it be from German Messing 'brass'??
>
> Anthony
>
>>>> David Robertson <ddr11 at COLUMBIA.EDU> 11/23/06 4:09 pm >>>
> James Kari guesses in his 1975 paper on the Babine language that the
> word "mEsin" for "copper" comes from CJ.
>
> (E = schwa)
>
> Are any of you familiar with that word?
>
> Could it be from Gitksan/Tsimshian?
>
> --Dave R
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