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[David Kaufman]

> How does one pronounce Atakapa, or, for that matter, Chitimacha? >
   
  I think Atakapa is a-TAH-ka-pa(w).  I would think Chitimacha is chitty-MAH-cha?  

  > Fresh from Harrington's Lunch Box: Forgotten Native Languages of the Southeastern US >
   
  I know that was a joke, but did Harrington work on any Southeastern languages?  I think he did some work on Kiowa; not sure about other languages outside of California.
   
  Dave
  

Koontz John E <John.Koontz at colorado.edu> wrote:
  On Wed, 7 Jun 2006, David Costa wrote:

> NLSUS had a very good coverage of languages, all things considered. The
> problem with expanding the coverage ...

Maybe Willem de Reuse and/or David Costa would like to start soliciting
manuscripts for a supplement, to be called The Other Native Languages of
the Southeastern US, or if you don't get them all this time, maybe just
More Native Languages of the Southeastern US. Or you could call it Fresh
from Harrington's Lunch Box: Forgotten Native Languages of the
Southeastern US though it sounds like that would be entirely unfair. All
humor aside, this might be a good idea, at least from a Siouan-Catawban
perspective.

How does one pronounce Atakapa, or, for that matter, Chitimacha?

John E. Koontz


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