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Since Native Americans and First Nations peoples speaking a language of the Algonquian group were generally the first to meet English explorers and settlers along the Eastern Seaboard, many words from these languages made their way into English. In addition, many place names in North America are of Algonquian origin, for example: Mississippi ...
The genus name is most likely from conepatl, the Nahuatl name of the animal, ultimately meaning "burrower". The species name is possibly from Mapudungun chingue ("skunk") or Spanish chinga ("pug-nosed") [70] Coontie palm (Zamia integrifolia) cycad: Muscogee / Creek: From conti hateka ("white root"). [71] Cougar (puma concolor) big cat: Quechua ...
The translation follows the principle of dynamic equivalence rather than formal equivalence in order to mimic the oral tradition of many Native American tribes. [4] To that end, names in the book were translated into a structure that matches traditional Native American naming schemes—for example, the names of Mary and David were translated as ...
Clearwater is an English translation of the Ojibwe name for the river Gawakomitigweia: "clearwater". [18] [19] Cottonwood County – named for the Cottonwood River, which takes its name from an English translation of the Dakota name wagacha: "cottonwood" [20] [21]
Taos – The English name Taos derives from the native Taos language meaning "place of red willows" Tesuque – Tewa: Tetsuge Owingeh [tèʔts’úgé ʔówîŋgè]) Tucumcari – from Tucumcari Mountain, which is situated nearby. Where the mountain got its name is uncertain. It may have come from the Comanche word tʉkamʉkarʉ, which means ...
Unidilla - An Iroquois word meaning "place of meeting." Named after Unadilla, New York. Venango - An eastern Native American name in reference to a figure found on a tree, carved by the Erie. Waco - Named after Waco, Texas, which is the name of one of the divisions of the Tawokoni whose village stood on the site of Waco, Texas. Wahoo
The name Tangipahoa is derived from the Muskogean words (tonche pahoha) which translates to "corncob people" or "people of the corn" or "corncob". [1] It is from this Native American tribe that the modern Tangipahoa Parish gets its name, as well as the Tangipahoa River and the village of Tangipahoa .
Dennehotso – from the Navajo phrase deinihootso, whose English translation is unclear. Huachuca City; Kaibito – from the Navajo phrase k'ai'bii'tó, whose English translation is unclear. Kinlichee – from the Navajo phrase kin dah lichi'i, meaning "red house up at an elevation". [5] Lake Havasu City; Lake Montezuma; Mesquite Creek