E98 N2U5 INDIAN POPULAR NAMES THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION REGARDING INDIAN POPULAR NAMES 98450 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY This bureau is in receipt of numerous requests for Indian names suitable for use by Camp Fire Girls and as camp names, and often for the translation into one or more of the many Indian languages of English expressions involving concepts wholly foreign to the Indian mode of thought. It is impossible for the bureau to devote the time and to meet the expense of special research incident to questions of this kind. Appended is a selection of simplified Indian names designed to meet most of the requests received. The pronunciation of these names is as follows: a as in father; a as in law; e as a in hate; i as in machine; ai as in aisle; u as in rule. Short vowels are indicated in the customary manner (a, e, I, 8, u); n is nasalized, as in drink. The consonants are as in English. PERSONAL NAMES DAKOTA (SIOUX) Chumani Dewdrops. Chaiiteyukan Benevolent. Chdpa Beaver. Ch antesuta To be firm of heart . Wishtecha Modest. Wakichofize A leader." Wany^cha Firefly. Wichaka. . . .To be true. Akikta One who works with de- Wa Snow. termination. (, ZItkala Little bird . Macha The aurora. Kimimela The butterfly. Zonta Trustworthy. Wakapa To excel. Tankdku Her younger sister. \Vapika Skillful. Wozhupiwi The planting moon Wakinyela Dove. (May). Woape Hope. W6ksapiwi The harvest moon (Au- Wowashi A worker. gust). Mahpiyato Blue cloud. Wakpala Streamlet, little stream. Winona First-born daughter. OMAHA Mitena The coming moon. Tadewi Wind woman. Miglna The returning moon . Taigi The returning r Mihewi Sun woman. moon. Taini The coming new moon. Req. 542A Ethnol.) 93630-15 (3) OSAGE Iniabi Refers to the sun, on. which all life de- pends. Mfsae... The white sun. Niabi Fawn ("One that is spared by hunter"). Mina Elder sister. Wfhe Younger sister. the COOS Wawa Little girl. O6yu Rainbow. Yimeyam Bright. Alkas She is afraid. Nehewitsin ....... Pretty. Mftsis. . . .Wise. Kokatoai Star. Nituna My daughter. Cholena Bird. Chimalus Bluebird. Cholentit . . , . . Little bird . Istas Snow. Ot6kson Little stars. Viho Chief. Woiviho... . .Cloud chief. Yoomee Star. Aleshanee She plays all the time. Towayam Beloved by all, lovable. Heeneekis Equal to any. Tkalis Sun. Hayoohafna She is very active. BLACKFOOT Aponi Butterfly. Kiniks. . . . . Rosebud . DELAWARE Zelozelos Cricket. Woatawes Flower. Minal... ..Fruit. CHEYENNE loviano Yellow hawk. Nakashgonam My child. Hoimani Lawmaker. Ihikona. . . . . Industrious worker. CHEROKEE Ayunli First in the dance, dance leader. Kamama Butterfly. Nakwisi Star. Adsila Blossom. Ayita Worker. Gatayahi Jealous one. Galilahi Amiable, gejntle, attrac- tive. Gatitla They run to her. Gahistiski Peacemaker. Sinasta Expert. Salali Squirrel . Sala/linita Young squirrel. Awinita Young deer. Tayanfta Young beaver. Yana Bear. Inali Black fox. Nundayeli Midday sun. Tsungani Excels all others. SENECA Dewen'dons It swings. Gaonya'was It shakes the sky. Gaji'jens Its flowers fall. Gahadi'yas It crosses the forest. Ganofiwi / yas It crosses the swamp. Saiyen'gu Lost again in mist. Yanenowi She guards the corn. Gonwasgon / gwen.She took one from the water. Ogofiwage'son Along the hillside. Awe'ogon Nothing but flowers. Awei'non Moving flowers. Awende x a Early day. Gaguyewak / hon..It awakens them. Gaha'dihse It drags the forest. Ganonkwenon She is alert. CHIPPEWA (OJIBWA) Swangideed Brave, courageous. Wabanang Eastern star (Morning Memengwa Butterfly . star) . Chamaniked Canoe maker. Inawendiwin Friendship. Ogima Chief. Xitagewinini Good hunter. Ogimawiwin Chieftainship. Makisinikevrinini . .Moccasin maker. Xamid Dancer. Wawinges Skillful. Odanisima Daughter. Wabaningosi Snowbird . Bidaban It begins to dawn. Anang Star. Enabandang Dreamer. Songitehe Strong-hearted . Migisi Eagle. CAMP NAMES CHEROKEE Adahi In the woods; forest place. Talahi In the oaks; oak forest. Xatsihi In the pines. Tsiskwahi Bird place. Amaiyulti Water side; near the water. Tahigwa At peace. Saluyi In the thicket. Inagei In the wilderness. Watuhiyi Beautiful place. Gatusi In the mountain. Ahaluna Lookout place. _JJnaliyi Place of friends. Unilawisti Council place. Gatiyi Town house (tribal dance and council house). Akwenasa My home. Amadahi ". Forest water. Ayeliyu adahi In the heart (middle) of the woods. tlntalulti On the bank of the lake. Elitsehi Green meadow; verdant fields. Ustanali Rock ledge. Xunta udeliga Sunset. Yanahi Bear place. Wahiliyi Eagle place. Kultsa / te untalulti House by the lake. Kultsa'te adahi House in the woods. * IROQUOIS Waskwaha ..], Kanosera [ Camp ' tem P rar >' shelter - Kahagon In the forest. Otahnagon In the pine woods. CHIPPEWA Chickagami By the lake. Wasabinang Outlook, at the place of looking. Xisatin At the foot of the mountain. Minitik Island, one covered with trees. Wakitatina. . . On the h illtop. Anokiwaki Hunting-ground. Pikwatina Hill or mountain . Anwebewin Rest, quietness. Gabgshiwin, nibewin Camp. NingabSsh I camp. Ogimawigamig In the chief's lodge. Nawakwa In the middle of the forest. Chigakwa Near the forest. Wigiwam Lodge. Wanagekogamig Lodge of cedar-bark. Wigwasiwigamig Lodge of birch -bark. Wakaigan Log house. Manakiki Maple forest. Ininatig .Maple tree. Miskwawak Red cedar. Mighkwawakokang In a place where there are red cedars. Agaming On the shore. Mitigwaki Woods (forest). Mitigwaking In the woods. Nopiming In a forest. MISCELLANEOUS CAMP AND CLUB NAMES Language. Name. Meaning. Arikara Akanu Lodge. Crow Ashe Lodge. [Awi Lodge. Ara P aho JNaiset Sunset, M , , rJonito otara Beaver club or society. " "\Otyokwa A group or body of persons forming a single fellowship. JAssandawi Place of sunshine. 7 " ' ' ' ' [Tapawingo Place of joy.^- Huron Katinonkwat Heart's desire. Chippewa Amikwa-ododem Beaver club or society. Cheyenne Ninovan Our home. The bureau is also in constant receipt of requests for titles of books on Indian folk-tales and myths. To meet this demand, the following list of a few of the published writings on the subject is given: BOOKS ON FOLK-LORE, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS Canfield, W. W Legends of the Iroquois. New York, A. Wessels Co., 1902. Chapman, J. W Tenia Texts and Tales from Anvik, Alaska, with vocabulary by P. E. Goddard. Leyden, Holland, E. J. Brill, 1914. (Publi- cations of the American Ethnological Society of New York, Vol. 6.) Chicago Folk-Lore The Folk-Lorist, Vol. i, No. 1, Chicago, the Chicago Folk-Lore Society. Society, 1892. Compton, M The American Indian Fairy Tales. New York, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1907. Gushing, F. H Outlines of Zuni Creation Myths. Washington, 1896. (Thir- teenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology.) Zuni Folk Tales. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1901. Curtin, J Myths of the Modocs. Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 1912. Creation Myths of Primitive America. Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 1898. Curtis, E. S The North American Indian. New York, 1907-1915. (The 10 volumes of this work thus far published may be consulted in the more important libraries.) Dixon, R. B Maidu Texts. Leyden, -Holland, E. J. Brill, 1912. (Publica- tions of the American Ethnological Society of New York, Vol. 4.) Dorsey, G. A Traditions of the Skidi Pawnee. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1904. (Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society, Vol. 8.) Dorsey, J. O., and Dictionary of Biloxi and Ofo Languages. Washington, 1912. Swanton, J. R. (Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 47.) Goddard, P. E Jicarilla Apache Texts. New York, 1911. (Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. 8.) Gordon, H. L Legends of the Northwest. St. Paul Book & Stationery Co., 1881. Grinnell, G. B Blackfoot Lodge Tales. New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1892. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-tales. New York, Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 1889. Punishment of the Stingy and other Indian Stories. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1901. Hewitt, J. N. B. . . .Iroquoian Cosmology. Washington, 1904. (Twenty-first Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology.) Hopkins, W. J The Indian Book. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1911. Judd, M. C Wigwam Stories. Boston, Ginn & Co., 1901. Judson, K. B Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest. Chi- cago, A. C. McClurg & Co., 1912. Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest. Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co., 1912. Myths and Legends of Alaska. Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co., 1911. Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes. Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co., 1914. Leland, C. G Algonquin Legends of New England. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1884. Leland, C. G., and Kuloskap the Master. New York, Funk & Wagnalls Co., 1902. Prince, J. D. Lloyd, W. J Aw-aw-tam Indian Nights. Westfield, N. J., The Lloyd Group, 1911. Lummis, C. F Man who Married the Moon. New York, The Century Co. [1902] . New Mexico David. New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1891. Matthews, W Navaho Legends. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1897. (Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society, Vol. 5.) Merriam, C. Hart Dawn of the World. Myths and Weird Tales told by the Me wan Indians of California. Cleveland, A. C. Clark Co., 1910. Mooney, James Myths of the Cherokee. Washington, 1902. (Nineteenth An- nual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology.) North American Indian Fairy Tales. London, Gibbings & Co., 1905. Owen, Mary A Folk-lore of the Musquakie Indians of North America. London, David Nutt, 1904. Phillips, W. S Totem Tales. Chicago, Star Publishing Co., 1896. Rand, S. T Legends of the Micmacs. New York, Longmans, Green & Co., 1894. 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