Tywappity Bottoms

[David Costa]

> I should add that <Ze-wa-pe-ta> would not be Miami-Illinois,
> however, since "wapiti" is not the term in that language for 'elk'. In
> Miami-Illinois word for 'elk' is /mih$iiweewa/ (older form) and
> /mih$iiwia/ (later form).

Tho it *is* the Miami-Illinois term for the pronghorn antelope. Two variants
are attested: /waapitia/ and /waapitiaata/.

But the first syllable is STILL a problem.

Dave C