Tywappity Bottoms

[Michael Mccafferty]

Oh, I'm sorry, Dave. I see what you mean about the first syllable
problem--the Ty-/Ze affair.

Michael


On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, David Costa wrote:

>
> > 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
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