Re: Pronunciation
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- Subject: Re: Pronunciation
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 07:56:08 -0600 (MDT)
> Weippe is a Nez Perce word (I'm not certain what it means) and is
> pronounced WE-eye-p.
> Puyallup is also an Indian word, pronounced PEW-all-up.
Thanks, Lane - now I have these words on file for handy reference. BTW, the
iris named for Popo Agie Creek on the Wind River Indian Reservation is Pop
O'Sha (Woodside, '69).
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
