Questions On Tutelo-Saponi

[Rankin, Robert L]

These are a mystery to me.  My only observation is the obvious one that "Maraskarin" looks like a compound with "Askarin".

Bob


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Subject: Questions On Tutelo-Saponi

I'm attempting to try and find these names in the Tutelo-Saponi language.
I'm not certain on the types of pronunciations that would have been translated in different ways back then as compared to today so these are my best guess.

Pash, Sepoy, Askarin, and Maraskarin (the four clan mothers of the Saponi)
Askarin = aksta/vksteh = cheek
Pash = pasahe = hoop or mound or perhaps phasu = head
Sepoy = -se = (Verb)assertive/quotative mode and or (Noun)definitve article   + ospe: = know
Maraskarin = maxo:si: = cloud + aksta/vksteh = cheek











Scott P. Collins
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