Autonym of Mosopeleas-Ouesperies-Ofos

[Shane Henry]

Yet another question...
 
What would be phonetic interpretation of the autonym of the various eras of the Mosopelea-Ouesperie-Ofo language?

Bob spoke on the first elements:
 
/Moso-/
 
/Oso-/
 
/Ofo/


And two big questions:

1) What is to made of the nasal attestations of the name: "Mons8pelea" and "Onspee"?

2) What does "-pelea" "-perie" represent? Is it likely a part of the autonym? Was it likely dropped from the autonym by the time the tribe became known as the Ofo, when they lived on the lower Missisippi?

Travis



 
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