I have the Byington dictionary and it does say 'yakoke"..and another deffinition of it is " when said slowly means regret..."..when said fast means " thanks or pleasure" deana ----- Original Message ----- From: george ann gregory <wood_owl@hotmail.com> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw questions > The spelling of Choctaw words has not been standardized although many people > defer to Byington's Dictionary published in the 1800's. > > George Ann > > > >From: Barbara Ellison <greybird7@pisp.net> > >Reply-To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com > >To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw questions > >Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 08:16:31 -0500 > > > >Since the Choctaw language wasn't a written language, writing it now is > >relatively new, so there is no actual correct or incorrect way of spelling > >the words...It depends on who taught you...I spell it YOKOKE because that's > >how it was taught to me, and that's how it sounds when spoken to me by > >fluent speakers...YO with a hardish O sound.. > >B.E. > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <Lori0602h@aol.com> > >To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 7:36 AM > >Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw questions > > > > > > > Thanks for the correction. I humbly apologize if I offended anyone by > > > misspelling the word "Yakoke." > > > > > > Lori > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna'WHINE?? Don't post it to the > >list...write to me at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > >==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > >Need more CHOCTAW information?? Try Rusty Lang's website at > >http://www.choctaw-web.com for censuses, genealogy lessons, articles, etc. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe: > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures.......