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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 .
Pages in category "Native American tribes in North Carolina" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Nooksack (/ ˈ n ʊ k s æ k /; Nooksack: Noxwsʼáʔaq) are a federally recognized Native American tribe near the Pacific Northwest Coast.They are a sovereign nation, located in the mainland northwest corner of Washington state in the United States along the Nooksack River near the small town of Deming (in western Whatcom County), and 12 miles south of the Canadian border. [1]
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 ...
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 ...
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.
How to pronounce Raleigh NC’s trickiest place names. Martha Quillin. June 7, 2023 at 2:08 PM ... If you’re going to live in North Carolina, you can learn to speak the language, no matter how ...
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