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Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 21:25:00 -0000
Subject: Re: 1/ "slot machine" in Cree 2/  Igwani igoosi, n'seemis


Dear Bill Brydon and other list members,

I too would be very interested in a translation of the dedication in Highway's _Kiss of the Fur Queen_  

Many thanks for any help you can give.

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On Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:15:38   Bill Brydon wrote:
>1/ What is the Cree word for slot machine?
>
>There might be a reference to it in a recent Dictionary of Cree published by
>the University of Alberta Press.
>
>2/ Is there an English translation available of the Dedication in Kiss of
>the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway? It reads:
>Igwani igoosi, n'seemis
>
>Thanks
>Please reply to
>boundry-AT-boundryarts.com
>unless you think others might benefit from this shared information.
>
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