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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Native American words #161245 08/01/2006 3:01 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Quote: Faldage and our friend weren't sure which of two it was: to my Latin-language-trained ear, I heard them say it was either "Juanita" or "La Mocha." So I'm like why did a couple small lakes in upstate New York get Spanish (-sounding) names? A slightly high-falutin Indonesian word for 'woman' is 'wanita'. My dictionary informs me, however, that it comes from Sanskrit. Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Native American words AnnaStrophic 07/29/2006 8:44 PM Re: Native American words themilum 07/29/2006 10:35 PM Re: Native American words Faldage 07/30/2006 11:19 AM Re: Native American words themilum 07/30/2006 12:16 PM Re: Native American words Faldage 07/30/2006 12:43 PM Re: Native American words of troy 07/30/2006 1:32 PM Re: Native American words Buffalo Shrdlu 07/30/2006 2:11 PM Re: Native American words themilum 07/30/2006 3:48 PM Re: Native American words Bingley 08/01/2006 3:01 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,303 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,153 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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