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Re: KLBC Indians (Re: toughie)



In a message dated 96-04-01 11:29:59 EST, you write:

>First natives, that may be fine in US, but the first natives in my country 
>are Dutch. You could say "Sungmey poS Hatlh wa'DIch"="First (as seen on a 
>map) left country natives". The left country revering to the left continent,

>America. I'm not 100% sure about the possition of "poS", "Hatlh" and 
>"wa'DIch" in reverence to each other, and I think -lu' should be in there, 
>but I'm not sure.
>
>

Here I am asking how to translate the concept of "countries" as geopolitical
divisions of a planet.  I have considered {Hatlh} to mean "in the country,
countryside}.  jIHvaD Dochvam yIQIj.

peHruS


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