Cherokee term for 'china clay'

[A.W. Tüting]

Craig,
thanks a lot for your valuable input.
This makes a lot of sense to me. So it seems that my tentative 
expectation that unaker is not a Chinese loan might be supported, since 
terms for 'main' colours (like white) seldom are adopted from foreign 
languages.

Any further contributions to this issue are highly appreciated.

Alfred


Am 12.07.2006 um 19:16 schrieb Craig Kopris:

> As far as attested Cherokee terms are concerned,
> according to Pulte & Feeling's 1975 Cheroke-English
> dictionary, 'unega' is Cherokee for "white"
>
> Craig Kopris
>>
>> (...)"
>>
>> I'm quite skeptical and would like to hear your
>> opinions on this issue
>> as far as linguistic aspects are involved.
>>
>> Here's the link to further details:
>> http://www.asiawind.com/zhenghe/
>>
>> Thank's in advance!
>>
>> Alfred
>
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