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Etymology of Selected Words of Indian Language Origin Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine in Colonial & Postcolonial Literary Dialogues
The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...
The mother tongue of Saurashtrians is Saurashtra (alternate names and spellings: Sourashtra, Sowrashtra, Sourashtri, Palkar), an amalgamation of present-day Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani, Kannada, Telugu & Tamil. Most Saurashtra speakers are bilingual [14] and can speak either Tamil or Telugu or one of the local languages.
Unlike western names, in which the family name is more well known than the personal name, among the Telugu given names are how people are most widely known. [41] Telugu family names are often abbreviated and written, e.g., P. V. Narasimha Rao, D. Ramanaidu, etc., unlike western names where given name is abbreviated. [41]
Picking the perfect Indian baby name can be overwhelming, and with good reason: There are so many wonderful Indian baby names to choose from. 400 Indian baby names for boys and girls Skip to main ...
The use of terms and images referring to Native Americans/First Nations as the name or mascot for a sports team is a topic of public controversy in the United States and in Canada. The documents most often cited to justify the trend for change are an advisory opinion by the United States Commission on Civil Rights in 2001 [ 1 ] and a resolution ...
It does not cover names of ethnic groups or place names derived from Indigenous languages. Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First ...
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