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* Marcadee: From the native word for "alliance". |
* Marcadee: From the native word for "alliance". |
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* Eclyco: from the Allamanna word for "heat". |
* Eclyco: from the Allamanna word for "heat". |
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− | * Emeree: of partial Parkufo origin; the -ree suffix is derived from the Allamanna suffix |
+ | * Emeree: of partial Parkufo origin; the -ree suffix is derived from the Allamanna suffix "-ri'ei", meaning "town"; the city is actually named after Donovan Emell, a businessman from Longstown who happened to be one-eighth Allamanna. "Emeree" means "Emell's Town" here. |
− | "-ri'ei", meaning "town"; the city is actually named after Donovan Emell, a businessman from Longstown who happened to be one-eighth Allamanna. "Emeree" means "Emell's Town" here. |
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* Innamonta: See Innamonta County above. |
* Innamonta: See Innamonta County above. |
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Latest revision as of 05:23, 27 January 2016
The state of Almina, like all other Dragoonish states, contains places with names of Parkufo origin; the name of Almina itself, in this case, is derived from the word Allamanna, the name of a Parkufo tribe that lived in the area before English-speaking settlers arrived. Below is a list of place names in Almina with names of Parkufo origin.
Counties[]
- Allamina County and Almina County: Directly and indirectly named after the Allamanna tribe, respectively. Allamina County's name is a corruption of the tribe's name, while Almina County is named after the state, which was named after the tribe (the spelling Almina is said to be a big corruption of the tribe's name).
- Bennewell County: From a native word for "corner (by the river)"
- Chanauga County: Means "where the river valley meets the hills"
- Innamonta County: Named for an ancient native city, means "great city" in Allamanna.
- Miltanassee County: Allamanna word for "in the east".
- Tennessawa County: Corruption of the spelling "Tennizawha", the name of an Allamanna village.
Cities and towns[]
- Ollynnaco: From a native word for "importance".
- Titono: Means "trees" in Augarri-Allamanna.
- New Picochatt: "Picochatt" was the name of an Allamanna village; New Picochatt is named for the former village.
- Marcadee: From the native word for "alliance".
- Eclyco: from the Allamanna word for "heat".
- Emeree: of partial Parkufo origin; the -ree suffix is derived from the Allamanna suffix "-ri'ei", meaning "town"; the city is actually named after Donovan Emell, a businessman from Longstown who happened to be one-eighth Allamanna. "Emeree" means "Emell's Town" here.
- Innamonta: See Innamonta County above.
Other[]
- Chassowak River: Allamanna for "blue water".
- Cecilio River
- Matheen River