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by jbrabeck
4/28/05 6:37:56 PM
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New In the old Lone Ranger series, what did "kemosabe" mean?
[link|http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_061.html|The Straight Dope]
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After further consultation with Indian language expert Laura Buszard-Welcher, we've established that Kamp Kee-Mo Sah-Bee was in an area inhabited by the Ottawa, who spoke a dialect of Ojibwe with the same word giimoozaabi. There were also Potawatomi in the region who spoke a closely related language with a similar word. So while the "trusty" part may have been hype, kemosabe probably really was a Native American term for "scout."

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Post #205,382
by andread
4/30/05 8:55:48 PM
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New Faithful Scout
That is the meaning of kemosabe according to Tonto
if you ever see the origin episode on TV you can see for yourself

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     kanader where pc is only for white people - (boxley) - (18) - April 28, 2005, 04:06:21 PM EDT
         Over-PC BS; she's a Canuckimo, Kemosabe a Prarie Injun. - (CRConrad) - (17) - April 28, 2005, 04:19:21 PM EDT
             she's an eastern woodlands Indian :-) not eskimo -NT - (boxley) - (16) - April 28, 2005, 04:30:06 PM EDT
                 Bah - even injuns up there are pretty much Canuckimoes. - (CRConrad) - (15) - April 28, 2005, 05:03:06 PM EDT
                     yer main point is wrong - (boxley) - (11) - April 28, 2005, 05:07:18 PM EDT
                         My main point was Kemosabe IS NOT LIKE Sambo in that respect -NT - (CRConrad) - (10) - April 29, 2005, 06:41:54 PM EDT
                             I think it is, on that side of the pond. -NT - (pwhysall) - (9) - April 30, 2005, 03:25:38 AM EDT
                                 Tonto was subservient - (drewk) - (4) - April 30, 2005, 07:39:53 AM EDT
                                     Some of this thread just isn't making sense to me. - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - April 30, 2005, 12:51:21 PM EDT
                                         I think it's more of an issue of perception of ... - (Another Scott) - April 30, 2005, 01:14:00 PM EDT
                                         Then why would someone call an indian that? - (drewk) - April 30, 2005, 03:03:01 PM EDT
                                         Yes, Bwana! :) -NT - (a6l6e6x) - April 30, 2005, 05:14:07 PM EDT
                                 Yeah, you don't want to run that one by folks in certain - (jake123) - April 30, 2005, 07:48:54 PM EDT
                                 OK, seems it is. Sorry, guys, I was obviously wrong. - (CRConrad) - (2) - May 2, 2005, 02:07:05 AM EDT
                                     hey, I ever make it to Finland for a beer - (boxley) - (1) - May 2, 2005, 09:53:43 AM EDT
                                         ...you won't need any logic to get one! -NT - (CRConrad) - May 2, 2005, 04:36:50 PM EDT
                     After Tonto's death . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - April 28, 2005, 05:08:41 PM EDT
                         In the old Lone Ranger series, what did "kemosabe" mean? - (jbrabeck) - (1) - April 28, 2005, 06:37:56 PM EDT
                             Faithful Scout - (andread) - April 30, 2005, 08:55:48 PM EDT

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