Source of tanlki "yesterday"

[hzenk at PDX.EDU]

> I always thought that tiki 'want', also tq'ix, was a loan in    
> Chinookan from Sahaptian

It is in both Chinookan and Sahaptin, but in all the recorded  
Chinookan dialects, including Lower Chinook and Clatsop.  It may well  
have been borrowed from Chinookan into Sahaptin.  Hymes places it in  
his "P1" particle class, meaning it is supposed to be a whole word in  
Chinookan--no suffix.


>>>> James Crippen <jcrippen at GMAIL.COM> 05/20/08 8:17 pm >>>
> On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 6:06 AM, tanasnaika at gmail.com
> <tanasnaika at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I know this is a very simple minded idea but tatlki, atlki, chaiki and tiki
>> all seem to be related because they end in *ki* and they deal with time.
>> (I'm incuding tiki because of the "just about to" meaning)
>>
>> Does anyone know if there are connections in chinookan?
>
> A wild guess of mine points to Jim's statement "In both K and LC
> there's a  "relation-to-time" suffix <-iX> or often just <-i> in LC."
> You'd need to see if the other words came from the same source, and
> whether the original *-k was doing something morphological or if it
> was just the final consonant of the root forms.
>
> James
>
> To respond to the CHINOOK list, click 'REPLY ALL'.  To respond    
> privately to the sender of a message, click 'REPLY'.  Hayu masi!
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely   
>  for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed.  Any views  
> or   opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not    
> necessarily represent those of Edge Hill University or associated    
> companies.  If you are not the intended recipient, please contact    
> the sender as soon as possible and delete it and all copies of it.    
>  You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute,    
> print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended   
>  recipient.
>
> The message content of in-coming emails is automatically scanned to   
>  identify Spam and viruses otherwise Edge Hill University do not    
> actively monitor content.  However, sometimes it will be necessary    
> for Edge Hill University to access business communications during    
> staff absence.
>
> Edge Hill University has taken steps to ensure that this email and    
> any attachments are virus free.  However, it is the responsibility    
> of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no    
> responsibility is accepted by Edge Hill University for any loss or    
> damage arising in any way from its use.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> To respond to the CHINOOK list, click 'REPLY ALL'.  To respond    
> privately to the sender of a message, click 'REPLY'.  Hayu masi!
>
>

To respond to the CHINOOK list, click 'REPLY ALL'.  To respond privately to the sender of a message, click 'REPLY'.  Hayu masi!