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WE LEARNED A LITTLE SALISH INDIAN. FOR EXAMPLE, "EEK-SPOSH-
EEMEENUM LU-WEL SHEL-WEL SHEKEL ALAZHUKLI" TRANSLATED TO: WE
ADORE THEE, O CHRIST, AND WE BLESS THEE, FOR BY THY HOLY CROSS
THOU HAST REDEEMED THE WORLD. AND "TA" MEANT NO.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT LEARNED THE LANGUAGE TOTALLY BY EAR, UNWRITTEN,
SHE WAS LIVING ON THE FLATEAD RESERVATION IN WESTERN MONTANA.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; SAINT JOSEPH
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Group of Vowels and Consonants, and of Words SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-05-1976