dleiftah???

Yes, dleiftah. Why, you ask ... well, I knew I had to find a good domain, one that I could work with and is meaningful. So I decided upon dleiftah. dleiftah is a word derived from the word 'delijofta' in the native Kickapoo Indian tribes. Delijofta was a word used to describe 'one who exudes logic' or 'a logical design and working.' The Indians highly regarded logical thinking and exalted those to whom they gave the title Delijofta. The Kickapoo are very industrious people and have a logical thinking in all they do. This enabled them to easily adapt as they moved from their native land in the Great Lakes area to Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. Being a woodland people, the climate and land in Texas was much different from the land and climate in central and southern Wisconsin.

Now, the actual word dleiftah will not be found in many dictionaries, because a standard pronunciation could not be decided upon. The odd combination of the 'dl' being left together at the beginning followed by the 'ei' combination make for an interesting sound. The most standard pronunciation I could find has the 'd' at the beginning tapped and barely sounded and the primary emphasis on the 'leif' section (pronounced leaf) and a 'tah' at the end (pronounced just like it looks). The original Kickapoo language is an Algonquian language closely related to Mesquakie-Sauk. It is a tone language, meaning the pitch of the vowel can change the meaning of a word completely. As far as I can tell, the 'ijof' in the original word (the 'j' is pronounced as it would be in Spanish with a rasping 'h') is the most dominant syllable and the pitch went down emphasizing the importance of the person or design being described. So, when I pronounce the English word, I always drop my pitch and emphasize the 'eif' section, making it sound very dominant and strong.

I chose the name because I have always been described as a logical person and try to develop that quality in myself. My father is the most logical person I know, and taught me to think and reason logically from a very young age. As far as I know, we have no Kickapoo blood in us, but I feel a kinship with their logical lifestyle and high regard for logic. Web Design and Computer programming both require logic in a number of areas, so, I thought Dleiftah was only fitting. If I find anymore information that I think is relevant to the subject, I'll be sure to post it here

Thanx,
keith hatfield

A Great Big Thanks ...