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From: deb5@midway.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: Is it Salish?
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In article <5qdimo$ijl@news01.aud.alcatel.com>,
Stephen H. Houchen <shhouche@aud.alcatel.com> wrote:
>I just got back from a trip to Seattle, so this question will probably most
>pertain to those who live there, or have been there.
>
>There is a sign in downtown Seattle that is a monument to Chief Seattle and
>one side of it is in English.  The other side is (apparently) in a Native
>American language, and is transcribed phonetically, complete with glottal stop
>markings and all.  Is the sign in Salish or what?  Just curious...

That's the work of Edgar Heap-of-Birds, isn't it?  The text is, in fact,
in Pugent Sound Salish.  The "phonetic transcription" is actually phonemic
and represents the standard spelling for modern Salish.

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