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High Tider, Hoi Toider, or Hoi Toide English is a family or continuum of American English dialects spoken in very limited communities of the South Atlantic United States, [1] particularly several small islands and coastal townships.
Macungie is derived from a Native American word meaning bear swamp, or place where bears feed. Manayunk – Lenape məneyunk 'place of drinking': məne 'drink' + yu 'here' + -nk locative suffix. [91] Mauch Chunk – Lenape maxkw-chunk 'bear mountain'. [92] Mehoopany – Lenape, 'where there are wild potatoes." [78] Meshoppen Lenape, 'corals ...
Pages in category "Washington (state) placenames of Native American origin" The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Socio-linguists at N.C. State University’s Language and Life Project identify five distinct dialects in North Carolina: Southern Appalachian Highlands, Virginia Piedmont, North Carolina Piedmont ...
Ashe County is located in extreme northwestern North Carolina. The county is bordered by two states: Virginia on the north; and Tennessee to the west. The county is located entirely within the Appalachian Mountains region of North Carolina. Most of the county is located atop a rolling plateau that ranges from 2,500 to 3,000 feet (760 to 910 m ...
The Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina, a Native American tribe centered in Robeson County, is once again seeking official recognition from the state.
Native American Place Names of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of Native America. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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