By Keith A. Baca
ISBN-10: 1578069548
ISBN-13: 9781578069545
ISBN-10: 1578069556
ISBN-13: 9781578069552
Biloxi. Tunica. Pascagoula. Yazoo. Tishomingo. Yalobusha. Tallahatchie. Itta Bena. Yockanookany. Bogue Chitto. those and enormous quantities of alternative position names of local American beginning are scattered around the map of Mississippi. defined through author Willie Morris as "the mysterious, misplaced euphonious litany," such colourful names, which have been given by way of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and different tribes, give a contribution considerably to the state's feel of position. but most people is basically ignorant of targeted meanings and tribal roots. local American position Names in Mississippi is the 1st reference e-book dedicated to a subject matter of curiosity to citizens and viewers alike. From huge rivers and cities to tiny creeks and rural groups, Keith A. Baca identifies the main most likely meanings of many names with multiple recorded interpretation. He corrects misconceptions that experience arisen through the years and interprets a variety of names for the 1st time. For the good thing about tourists, he presents the positioning of every named position. To carry consciousness to sometimes inconspicuous and unmarked streams he additionally exhibits issues the place highways go rivers and creeks with local American appellations. Sidebars current local American background, legends, and myths that encompass those enigmatic and welcoming designations. previously an archaeologist with the Mississippi division of information and background, Keith A. Baca is an autonomous researcher and author dwelling in Starkville, Mississippi. he's the writer of the award-winning Indian Mounds of Mississippi: A Visitor's advisor.
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Local pronunciation unrecorded. Possibly from Chickasaw hatafo, “grasshopper” (cf. Choctaw hatυffo, “grasshopper”). )/N Clay counties. According to Halbert (, p. ” Although the creek is within historically Chickasaw territory, the recorded Chickasaw terms for “leg” (iyyi’) and “calf of the leg” (iyyichaamo’ and iyyintakalli’) bear no resemblance to Choctaw hulhki. However, it is known that Choctaws were living in this area along with Chickasaws by the early s ( Jennings , p. ), which may explain the apparently Choctaw name.
See Biloxi for translation and pronunciation. Biloxi River, Little Harrison/SW Stone counties. See Biloxi for translation and pronunciation. /Sumter County, Ala. S. Hwy. four mi. ). ” Because this adjective is a plural form, Read (, pp. –) suggests that the name refers “to the numerous branches of Bodka Creek. . ” Bogue, Big (BO-guh) Creek in NW Montgomery County. ” Bogue Cheely (BO-guh CHEE-lee) Creek in NE Jones County. ” Seale (, p. ” This 9 10 Native American Place Names in Mississippi is incorrect, as Byington (, p.
Ala. From Choctaw bok, “creek” and chito, “big” (Read , p. ). Bogue Chitto Creek (2) (BO-guh CHIT-uh) N Hinds/SW Madison counties. ” Bogue Chitto, East Creek in Lincoln County. v. for translation and pronunciation. Bogue Chitto, West Creek in Lincoln County. v. for translation and pronunciation. )/N Clay counties. Crossed by Miss. Hwy. twelve mi. SE of Houston, on E side of the Trebloc community. This stream was formerly designated Culley Bogue, which Seale (, p. ” However, this creek is located in historically Chickasaw territory, and while Chickasaw kali, “spring” (and “well”) is phonetically close to Choctaw kυli, the recorded Chickasaw word for “creek” is abookoshi.
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