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Author : Madhav N. Katti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Studies in Indian Place Names written by Madhav N. Katti and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anu Kapur
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0429614217
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Mapping Place Names of India written by Anu Kapur and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first of its kind to chart the terrain of contemporary India’s many place names. It explores different ‘place connections’, investigates how places are named and renamed, and looks at the forces that are remaking the future place name map of India. Lucid and accessible, this book explores the bonds between names, places and people through a unique amalgamation of toponomy, history, mythology and political studies within a geographical expression. This volume addresses questions on the status and value of place names, their interpretation and classification. It brings to the fore the connections between place names and the cultural, geographical and historical significations they are associated with. This will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of geography, law, politics, history and sociology, and will also be of interest to policy-makers, administrators and the reader interested in India.
Author : Frank Waabu O'Brien
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780982046760
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (467 download)
Download or read book Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England written by Frank Waabu O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In New England, American Indian people have left their ancient footprints in many of the current names for mountains, rivers, lakes, animals, fish, cities, towns, and byways. The first English settlers, who put most of the American Indian words on the map, borrowed names from local tribes. In the process, they often misheard, mispronounced, or misreported what they heard - that is how the place Wequapaugset was given as Boxet or how Musquompskut became Swampscott. In many cases the Indian terms have changed so much over time that linguists are unable to recognize the original spelling and meaning. Others have tried their hand at translations, and have come up with fanciful interpretations that are incorrect, but that have stood the test of time. On the East Coast, the Native cultures and their Algonquian tongues had long faded before most scholarly studies began, so a great many translations of place names often represent a scholar's best guess. In this landmark volume, Dr. Frank Waabu O'Brien of the Aquidneck Indian Council, provides the first indigenous method and process for interpreting regional American Indian place names. Included is a dictionary of the most common misspellings, along with numerous examples of the Indian place names for Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Based on years of research, Understanding Indian Place Names is a landmark publication.
Author : William A. Read
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817355057
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin written by William A. Read and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2008-10-12 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His writings spanned five decades and have been instrumental across a wide range of academic disciplines. Most importantly, Read devoted a good portion of his research to the meaning of place names in the southeastern United States—especially as they related to Indian word adoption by Europeans. This volume includes his three Louisiana articles combined: Louisiana: Louisiana Place-Names of Indian Origin (1927), More Indian Place-Names in Louisiana (1928), and Indian Words (1931). Joining Alabama's reprint of Indian Places Names in Alabama and Florida Place Names of Indian Origin and Seminole Personal Names, this volume completes the republication of the southern place name writings of William A. Read.
Author : William Bright
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806135984
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)
Download or read book Native American Placenames of the United States written by William Bright and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume combines historical research and linguistic fieldwork with native speakers from across the United States to present the first comprehensive, up-to-date, scholarly dictionary of American placenames derived from native languages." "Linguist William Bright assembled a team of twelve editorial consultants - experts in Native American languages - and many other native contributors to prepare this lexicon of eleven thousand placenames along with their etymologies. New data from leading scholars make this volume an invaluable reference for students of American Indian culture, folklore, and local histories. Bright's introduction explains his methodology and the contents of each entry. This comprehensive, alphabetical lexicon preserves native language as it details the history and culture found in American indian placenames.
Author : William A. Read
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 081730231X
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Indian Place Names in Alabama written by William A. Read and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 1984-10-30 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a revised edition with a foreward, appendix, and index by James B. McMillan.
Author : John Charles 1899- Huden
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781022886988
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (869 download)
Download or read book Indian Place Names of New England written by John Charles 1899- Huden and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable resource provides a detailed guide to the Indian place names of New England, alongside their meanings and significance. Edited by Charles Huden and published by the Museum of the American Indian, this book sheds light on the cultural heritage of the region's indigenous peoples. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Robert S. Grumet
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806189134
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Manhattan to Minisink written by Robert S. Grumet and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drivers exiting the New Jersey Turnpike for Perth Amboy, and map readers marveling at all the places in Pennsylvania named Lackawanna, need no longer wonder how these names originated. Manhattan to Minisink provides the histories of more than five hundred place names in the Greater New York area, including the five boroughs, western Long Island, the New York counties north of the city, and parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Robert S. Grumet, a leading ethnohistorian specializing in the region’s Indian peoples, draws on his meticulous research and deep knowledge to determine the origins of Native, and Native-sounding, place names. Grumet divides his encyclopedic entries into two parts. The first comprises an alphabetical listing of nearly 340 Indian place names preserved in colonial records, located by county and state. Each entry includes the name’s language of origin, if known, and a brief discussion of its etymology, including its earliest known occurrence in written records, the history of its appearance on maps, and the name’s current status. The book’s second section presents nearly 200 place names that, though widely believed to be of Indian origin, are “imports, inventions, invocations, or impostors.” Mistranslations are abundant in place names, and Grumet has ferreted out the mistakes and deceptions among home-grown colonial etymologies that New Yorkers have accepted for centuries. Complete with a concise history of Greater New York, a discussion of the region’s naming practices, a useful timeline, and four maps, this is an invaluable resource both for scholars and for readers who want a more intimate knowledge of the place where they live or visit.
Author : Michael McCafferty
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252055985
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Native American Place Names of Indiana written by Michael McCafferty and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A linguistic history of Native American place-names in Indiana In tracing the roots of Indiana place names, Michael McCafferty focuses on those created and used by local Native Americans. Drawing from exciting new sources that include three Illinois dictionaries from the eighteenth century, the author documents the language used to describe landmarks essential to fur traders in Les Pays d’en Haut and settlers of the Old Northwest territory. Impeccably researched, this study details who created each name, as well as when, where, how and why they were used. The result is a detailed linguistic history of lakes, streams, cities, counties, and other Indiana names. Each entry includes native language forms, translations, and pronunciation guides, offering fresh historical insight into the state of Indiana.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Studies in Indian Place Names written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Madhav N. Katti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Studies in Indian Place Names written by Madhav N. Katti and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Keith A. Baca
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1628469897
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (284 download)
Download or read book Native American Place Names in Mississippi written by Keith A. Baca and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2010-03-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biloxi. Tunica. Pascagoula. Yazoo. Tishomingo. Yalobusha. Tallahatchie. Itta Bena. Yockanookany. Bogue Chitto. These and hundreds of other place names of Native American origin are scattered across the map of Mississippi. Described by writer Willie Morris as “the mysterious, lost euphonious litany,” such colorful names, which were given by the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and other tribes, contribute significantly to the state’s sense of place. Yet the general public is largely unaware of exact meanings and tribal roots. Native American Place Names in Mississippi is the first reference book devoted to a subject of interest to residents and visitors alike. From large rivers and towns to tiny creeks and rural communities, Keith A. Baca identifies the most probable meanings of many names with more than one recorded interpretation. He corrects misconceptions that have arisen over the years and translates numerous names for the first time. For the benefit of travelers, he provides the location of each named place. To bring attention to often inconspicuous and unmarked streams, he also indicates points where highways cross rivers and creeks with Native American appellations. Sidebars present Native American history, legends, and myths that surround these enigmatic and alluring designations.
Author : Michael McCafferty
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252032683
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Native American Place Names of Indiana written by Michael McCafferty and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2008-04-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A linguistic history of Native American place-names in Indiana In tracing the roots of Indiana place names, Michael McCafferty focuses on those created and used by local Native Americans. Drawing from exciting new sources that include three Illinois dictionaries from the eighteenth century, the author documents the language used to describe landmarks essential to fur traders in Les Pays d’en Haut and settlers of the Old Northwest territory. Impeccably researched, this study details who created each name, as well as when, where, how and why they were used. The result is a detailed linguistic history of lakes, streams, cities, counties, and other Indiana names. Each entry includes native language forms, translations, and pronunciation guides, offering fresh historical insight into the state of Indiana.
Author : Allan Richardson
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774820489
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Nooksack Place Names written by Allan Richardson and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Place names convey a people's relationship to the land, their sense of place. For indigenous peoples, place names can also help to revive endangered languages. This book takes readers on a voyage into the history, language, and culture of the Nooksack people of Washington State and British Columbia as it documents more than 150 places named by elders and mentioned in key historical texts. Descriptions of Nooksack history and naming patterns -- with maps, photographs, and linguistic analyses of the place names -- give life to a nearly extinct language and illuminate the intertwined relationships of place, culture, language, and identity. To hear audio recordings of the place names in the book, and for additional images of the places, visit the Nooksack Place Names: Audio Recordings and Images website at www.nooksackplacenames.com.
Author : Fannie Hardy Eckstorm
Publisher : University of Maine Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Indian Place-names of the Penobscot Valley and the Maine Coast written by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm and published by University of Maine Press. This book was released on 1941 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Alexander Read
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258552985
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (529 download)
Download or read book Florida Place Names of Indian Origin and Seminole Personal Names written by William Alexander Read and published by . This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dr. Himangsu Sarmah
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1482889315
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (828 download)
Download or read book Toponymy of Nagaon District written by Dr. Himangsu Sarmah and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Toponymy of Nagaon District, the author provides a scientific, lucid and nuanced study of the place names of Nagaon District of Assam.The book shows how place names could lead one to extract historical information about a particular area or region. Reconstruction of the social past of any community is not possible without knowing the origination of the name of a particular area/village/habitat. It is also part of the historical memory of the community.
