CJ for porpoise is from Lushootseed

Fri Oct 20 15:31:16 UTC 2006

My last discovery in CJ etymology:
  The CJ word for "porpoise, dolphin": quiceo (Anderson 1857), quiceeo (Stuart 1865?), quiseeo (Blanchet 1869?), kwi'sEo (Holton), kwi7sEo (Saxton) comes probably from Lushootseed qwsyu'? (Bates & al.: Lushootseed Dictionary, 1994).

  Francisc

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