tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post9165459980665542140..comments2024-03-18T18:05:25.821-07:00Comments on VISIONS OF THE NORTH: Mannik toomeeRussell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-45251730960459116012011-12-03T18:04:18.736-08:002011-12-03T18:04:18.736-08:00According to these same sources, this was a mis-he...According to these same sources, this was a mis-hearing of "saimuk," meaning "clasp hands" -- which was what was done by Europeans when greeting.Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-44229281525247619102011-12-03T18:02:37.460-08:002011-12-03T18:02:37.460-08:00I should perhaps note that, according to the print...I should perhaps note that, according to the print authorities I've consulted, "teyma" does not mean "friend" or "peace" -- instead, it means, "<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=OQ6BM-VSDl0C&lpg=PA26&ots=zC0shINMNk&dq=teyma%20Inuktitut&pg=PA26#v=onepage&q=teyma&f=false" rel="nofollow">it is done</a>."Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.com