Chata and Chahta are the same meaning..they mean Choctaw...Some of us spell it one way, some the other.Depends on how we first learned it...Since the Choctaw language was not a written language but only a spoken language, there are no "absolutely correct" spellings...they have been spelled mainly as they sound, tho in some cases, in my opinion, some letters have been used that are not necessary...hopefully the spellings will be standardized at some point, but til then, spelling phonetically usually gets the message across.... Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Boswell" <dennisb@primenet.com> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 10:54 PM Subject: [CHAHTA] Chata vs. Chahta - Meaning ? > 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/ >