Re: Amerind an offensive term (was: Early Amerind assimilation

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Bryant (mycol1@unm.edu) wrote:
: In article <4ugjv5$jic@bone.think.com>,
: Eric Brunner <brunner@mandrake.think.com> wrote:
: >
: >Now, can you give me a synonymn for disengeneous in a language indigenous
: >to the Americas?

: :) Hm. "Gumpswa" is Haisla* for white, and literally means either
: "thief" or "liar," if I recall correctly. ? Bryant

: >Kitakitamatsinohpowaw,
Please, do make an effort and at least write a OED-style usage phrase.

The notion that any of us suddenly "clicked" and associated the color
of snow and the concept of falsity in one swell foop a few minutes after
Contact Time is rather romantic. Tricky stuff, snow.

--

Kitakitamatsinohpowaw,

Eric Brunner

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