Re: *here* a history, *there* a history

[Padraic Brown <pbrown@nova.umuc.edu>]

On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, John Cowan wrote:

> Rhaifun Bryn yscrifef:
> 
> > 7th century  Kemrese settlement along the Mississipi basin, or .....).
> 
> Hmm.  Over *there*, does Mandan have a few borrowings from Brithenig?

Of course!  Undoubtedly after contact during one of St. Perran's numerous
voyages across the sea in a coracle, altar stone, etc.  Like "St. Perran
and the Isle of One Thousand Warrior Women"; "St. Perran and the Great
Whalefish"; "St.  Perren in the Land of Breasil"; etc.  Good stories,
those. 

Padraic.

> BTW, I'm trying to figure out the characteristics of Yscaws, the
> Irish-influenced Brithenig dialect spoken in Merseyside.
> Details to follow.
> 
> -- 
> John Cowan	http://www.ccil.org/~cowan		cowan@ccil.org
> 	You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
> 	You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
> 		Clear all so!  'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)
>