TishLiNah

(The Stone Witch)

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Phonetic/Practical Pronunciation and Orthography

Tish Li Nach On Ni Nah Po Ka Te Ni

 

Hi Nah Kush Kahn Shi Ka Le Ni On Ni Na Ya Na Ka Te Ni

 

On Ni Sa Ma Tich Si Sa Kuh Ka Te Ni

Po Lunt E I Lihn Ya Ka Tich Tish Li Nach Ha Ti Kahn Ya Ka Tik A Cha Ni

Literal Translation

There Was A Stone Witch In The Form A Person, It Is Said.

 

Eventhough, She Was Made of Stone The People�s Speech She Could Speak, It Is Said.

 

People Cooked She, Then She Ate, It Is Said.

 

Two Thousand* Years, Come Back Will She The Stone Witch Once Again, It Will Happen.

 

*Possibly the year 2000 or even two thousand incidences

Key Words

TishLiNach (Stone Witch, there was)

 

ShiKaLeNi (She is a stone)

 

KaTeNi (common sentence ending)

 

HiNahKushKahn ("However, Eventhough" connects two related sentences with conflicting ideas)

 

YaNa (Talk)

 

Oni (Person)

 

SaMa (Cook)

 

SaKu (Eat)

 

PoLuntEILin (2000 years)

 

PoLuntE (Thousand)

 

Ili (Two)

 

YaKa (Come Back)

 

HaTiKa (Again)

Word Origin

"The Word TishLiNa is said to mean "she who always resuscitates herself, always survives."

Haas: Tunica Dictionary, pg. 271, University of California Press, Berkely and Los Angeles, 1953.

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Michael R. Pierite and Jean-Luc Pierite.