Nebraska

[Lance Foster]

"Alan H. Hartley" wrote:

> Can anyone tell me exactly what Omaha bdhaska means as used in the name
> of the Platte? Does it mean 'flat' in the sense 'spreading out'? Can it
> mean 'shallow' in any of the Siouan languages? (Of course, a widely
> spreading river will generally be shallow.)
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Alan

IO

Nyibrashke/Nyibrathge/Nyibraxge = "nyi" water + "brathge (etc)" to be flat

Platte is just German for "flat" as well

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