Halito Dennis Correct Spelling is Chahta, Chata is phonics. I believe if refers to both before and after Walk in Beauty Elkdreamer >From: Dennis Boswell <dennisb@primenet.com> >Reply-To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CHAHTA] Chata vs. Chahta - Meaning ? >Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 20:54:37 -0700 > >I have seen this spelled both "Chata" and "Chahta." Which is correct? > > >If the correct spelling is "Chata," then what does "Chahta" mean? > > > >Doesn't "Chata" or "Chahta" (whichever is correct) really refer to >pre-removal Choctaw instead of post-removal Choctaw or is it used to refer >to Choctaw without regard to either pre- or post-removal? > > > >Also, is "Chata" or "Chahta" (whichever is correct) also the name of the >language spoken by pre- or post-removal Choctaws ? > > >Sorry for all the questions, but based on what I have seen in some of the >CHAHTA-L traffic lately, I am confused. Somewhere along the line, I got the >impression that "Chahta" (with an "h") referred to the "old ones" and the >language they spoke. Am I wrong? > > >At 11:26 PM 04/06/2001 -0400, you wrote: >>Chata is what the Choctaw call themselves >> >> >>==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >>TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: >>Send msg. to CHAHTA-L-request@rootsweb.com >>Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes >>Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > >Regards, > >Dennis K. Boswell >301 Crow Canyon Drive >Folsom, CA 95630 > >Tel: (916) 987-3599 >Fax: (916) 987-3555 > > > > > > >==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >Markie and Fay's CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Home Page: >http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com