patak (was Re: turnip query)

[Francisc Czobor]

David Robertson <ddr11 at COLUMBIA.EDU> wrote:     
FWIW, Michif has <patak> 
for "potato", a distinctive pronunciation that's 
reflected in some Interior Salish languages such as Spokane. Compare this 
with Standard French 
.

   
   
    This form is found also in the Chinook Wawa of the French missionaries: 

  lapatak "potatoes" (Demers), 
  patak "potatoes" (Le Jeune).
   
  Francisc
  
 

 		
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