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"Yuca" was the actual Taíno name for the plant, but Linnaeus mistakenly used the name for the unrelated Yucca plant. Man(d)ioca (manioc) and mandi'o (manihot) are respectively the Tupí and Guaraní names of the plant, both from oca (house) of the mythical figure Man(d)í. [50] Cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum var.) pepper: Tupi: From kyynha ...
Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa or Chinook Wawa, also known simply as Chinook or Jargon) is a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest.It spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then to British Columbia and parts of Alaska, Northern California, Idaho and Montana.
possibly refers to a type of tree, or to the use of a particular type of wood or tree used as a paintbrush, or as a source of dye or paint. Chumstick Creek " Chelan: WA: stream: Leavenworth: 47.603°N: 120.643°W: Chumstick Mountain: s" Chelan: WA: summit: Chumstick Mountain: 47.651°N: 120.450°W: Colchuck Glacier "cold water" i.e. "ice ...
Chinook Jargon place names (68 P) L. Linguists of Chinook Jargon (1 P) Pages in category "Chinook Jargon" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Apparently, there is a whole community on the internet with 62K members as of today, called CatSmiles, whose members do nothing but post photos of their cats when they make these cute and ...
In fact, many of the top 10 male and female cat names last year were also list-toppers for babies. For male cats, Oliver took the number one spot, followed by Leo and Charlie.
The Chinook Indian Nation is an unregocnized group which claims descent from the Clatsop people. In January 2001, the Chinook Indian Nation gained official federal recognition through an executive order by President Bill Clinton. The Chinook's legal status was reversed by the Bush administration soon after taking office.
Unlike the Chinook Jargon tayee, Tlingit lacks a noun that translates well to “chief”, but the term aankháawu “aristocrat” (lit. “person of the town”) is a close substitute. Some money terms were constructed from a mixture of Chinook Jargon and native Tlingit terms, for example gút shuwú “nickel” and dáanaa shuwú “fifty ...