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Re: CHAT Patagonian Welsh (was: Brithenig misunderstood)

From:Joseph Bridwell <zhosh@...>
Date:Sunday, April 17, 2005, 18:07
> Chubut is probably a native word; claro, no es español.
It's a corruption of Tehuelche "chupat" meaning either "transparent" or "winding", referring to the primary river there. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/3hweb/welsh.htm http://www.nonesuchinfo.info/features/tschiffely/tschiffely.htm