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Page 174
By the same token, a bottle is called moteyapisk (literally "a hard (metallic) grub
or caterpillar") and an uprooted tree is called kishe ishkwewipwaam ("an old
woman's thigh"). In a slightly different vein, the Cree words designating
gooseberries ...
By the same token, a bottle is called moteyapisk (literally "a hard (metallic) grub
or caterpillar") and an uprooted tree is called kishe ishkwewipwaam ("an old
woman's thigh"). In a slightly different vein, the Cree words designating
gooseberries ...
Page 276
We were talking of the various Cree terms for types of groups, and I asked
whether the group of animals in this story would have been called beykodeno,
the term for the primary human group (Preston 1980a): [Dick] When the wolverine
and ...
We were talking of the various Cree terms for types of groups, and I asked
whether the group of animals in this story would have been called beykodeno,
the term for the primary human group (Preston 1980a): [Dick] When the wolverine
and ...
Page 365
A myth or legend is called atkuhkakon in Maliseet-Passamaquoddy, whereas a
story or anecdote is called akonutomakon (Leavitt and Francis 1986). In his
Micmac dictionary (1888:254), Silas T. Rand gives "atookwökün, a fabulous story
" and ...
A myth or legend is called atkuhkakon in Maliseet-Passamaquoddy, whereas a
story or anecdote is called akonutomakon (Leavitt and Francis 1986). In his
Micmac dictionary (1888:254), Silas T. Rand gives "atookwökün, a fabulous story
" and ...
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SYLVIE BERBAUM | 14 |
LAURA BUSZARDWELCHER | 34 |
MARY ANN CORBIERE | 71 |
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