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Nez Perce names are too long for titles. Su pe na we a watki with the measurer or surveyor a su pe na we a watoki Aiot-woman. Aiot su pe na we a watoki With the Woman measure. Letters - Temash Temash Nez Perce nim watash kinnik Letters from Nez Perce land. ([[from?]] is kinnik) Choupnit ki. With the Nez Perce. Choupnit pa lu ki. With the Nez Perce people. Choupnit or Choupnit pa lu - is the name given to the Nez Perce by [[underlined]] other [[/underlined tribes. L & C knew them by this name - tried to spell it and made it Choppunish- Pierced Noses.
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L & C - Lewis and Clark