I don't envy him his job. He must of been a very dedicated man. Thank you for sharing this' Dodie Ruthie King wrote: > The white missionary Rev. Cyrus Byington put the Choctaw language into > English. He spent years doing this according to the equivalent sounds in > the English language. Hymn books, testaments, sermons and so forth were > translated. > > Ruthie > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Barbara Ellison" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] testing( Isuba Chata) > Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:51:58 -0700 > > The Choctaw language was not a written language...there are no absolutely > correct ways of spelling Chata words..we spell it like we first saw it > and/or the way it sounds...so you'll see different spellings quite often, > but that's not a dialect difference...that's a whole 'nother thing. > Barbara > -- > > On Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:42:04 Dodie wrote: > >I would like to know why some spell it Chahta and then I see it Chata. Is > there > >a difference in the meaning. Or is there different Chahta dialects as with > the > >Cherokee? > >Dodie > > > >faynshep wrote: > > > >> I don't know Arla. Patsy is my sister and I don't know a lot about > Bill's > >> family. I'm dumb about the word Chata, what does it mean? > >> fay > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: John & Arla Williams <[email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Friday, August 22, 1980 4:55 PM > >> Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] testing( Isuba Chata) > >> > >> > Fay, > >> > Are they part of the Overstreet Family from Keota? I have met > several > >> of the Overstreet Family. > >> > For those of you who don't know, the Overstreet Kerr Historical > Farm is > >> a homestead that was Chata Allotment land. The homestead was given to > the > >> Kerr Foundation to be used as a teaching tool. They have lots of kids > and > >> adults come through. We do their fall Farmfest each year in October. We > >> demonstrate 1800's things such as > woodwork,basketweaving,soapmaking,sorgum > >> making,etc. > >> > There are a lot of the original things in the house and has the > history > >> of the place also. > >> > They have had Chata Pigs,Ponies and had a buffalo last year. Don't > know > >> if Jim still has everything now. > >> > The land has a lot of feeling to it when you walk it. > >> > Arla > >> > > >> > ---------- > >> > > Arla, Do you by any chance know Bill and Patsy Overstreet? They > live in > >> > > Kountze, TX now but at one time they lived in Victoria, TX and > raised > >> > > Appaloosa horses. I know she had one she called Freckles. > >> > > fay > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > > From: John & Arla Williams <[email protected]> > >> > > To: <[email protected]> > >> > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 1980 2:48 PM > >> > > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] testing( Isuba Chata) > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Brandi, > >> > > > They are the most wonderful horses. The first two horses that > I > >> worked > >> > > on,I am an Equine Sports Massage Therapist, were Isuba Chata. I also > am > >> > > involved with the Overstreet Kerr Historical Farm and they had Isuba > >> Chata > >> > > there for a while. > >> > > > They have a wonderful nature about them.Gilbert Jones had some > >> also. > >> > > > The paper that Durant sends out about them is a good paper. > >> > > > Arla > >> > > > > >> > > > ---------- > >> > > > > Thank you, > >> > > > > I have been horse crazy since i was a baby, and so is my > daughter, > >> shes > >> > > 7 and > >> > > > > is intent to enter our rodeo here in town next year. She is alot > >> worse > >> > > than i > >> > > > > was at that age! > >> > > > > Thanks again, I had not heard of them till i saw mention of > them > >> in a > >> > > > > calender from my Choctaw membership last year. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Brandi > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > >> > > > > To Unsubscribe: > >> > > > > Send msg. to [email protected] > >> > > > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... 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