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From: Fr John L <>
Subject: Re: [Q-R] Definition of "panis" or "panisse"
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 14:45:48 -0400
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European settlers in  North America pronounced words spoken by the people who were here when the Europeans arrived. The English spelled the name they heard as "Pawnee"; the French heard the same name, and spelled it as "panis" [no s-sound at the end], and formed a very French plural, by pronouncing the s at the end, and spelling it "panisse".  

They did much the same, for instance, with the people who lived near the present city of Syracuse, in central New York.  The French heard, and spelled "Onontagué"; the English, Onondaga. 

And, what did the people call themselves?  They called themselves "THE PEOPLE". 

Fr John L

-----Original Message-----
From: Claire Goyette <>
To: Claire Goyette <>; Bob Fleitz <>;
Sent: Sat, 31 May 2008 1:43 pm
Subject: Re: [Q-R] Definition of "panis" or "panisse"



She was a Panis Indian slave.
Should have corrected that to read: Pawnee.
ClaireG
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