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Cayuga

noun
1.
A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayuga Lake in New York State.
2.
The Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga.



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... of the Iroquois word hiro, used to conclude a speech, and kou['e], an exclamation (Charlevoix). Hale gives as possible derivations ierokwa, the indeterminate form of the verb to smoke, signifying "they who smoke;" also the Cayuga form of bear, iakwai.[39] Mr. Hewitt[39] suggests the Algonkin words [-i]r[-i]n, true, or real; ako, snake; with the French termination ...
— Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico • John Wesley Powell


Words linked to "Cayuga" :   Iroquoian language, Iroquois, Lake Cayuga, Iroquoian


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