copper

[James Crippen]

On 11/23/06, Scott Tyler <s.tylermd at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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.

You're probably right. Tlingit has "goon" for gold. It's either
borrowed from CJ or formed in the same pattern.

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