Re: Left handed writing.

Paul.Bennett@xncorp.com writes:
>There are far too many symbols that look a *LOT* like Roman letters.  I'd
>bet
>real money that the Eskaya script is post-hispanic, and was invented by a
>local
>who knew what writing was but was (virtually) illiterate.  Possibly, he'd
>started to learn to read, or had seen texts while they were being read
>out loud
>to him.  Very probably, this is exactly the same story as the development
>of the
>Cherokee (or do I mean Cree? aargh my brain just goes fuzzy sometimes,
>forgive
>me) syllabarly (aka Sequoian?).
>
I would say so too. There are actually incidences in the Eskaya language
where there are some words from other languages, such as the days of the
week, and the names of the months:

Days:

Leni  Lunes  Monday
Mimati Martes Tuesday
Mibol  Miercoles Wednesday
Hubir Jueves Thursday
 ? Viernes Friday
 Sanubi  Sabado  Saturday
 Llongo  Domingo  Sunday

Months:
E-mi-o   Enero  January
Hebi-o  Febrero  February
Maso  Marso  March
Kabir  Abril  April
Ma-o  Mayo  May
Hubi  Junio  June
Hubi-on   Julio  July
Tatubi  Agosto August
Sitibi  Septiembre  September
Oktubi  Octobre  October
Nobi   Noviembre  November
Dibi   Diciembre   December

I find their system of leadership interesting. They don't have a leader
until someone stands up and says they have a mandate from god to lead the
people.