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[Alan Hartley]

Koontz John E wrote (concerning @-epenthesis):

> "Hochangara"  is pretty well attested in English spellings


With schwa or whatever--

Morse (1822) has O-shun-gu-lap.

Schoolcraft (1853-4) has O-chunga-raw and Hochungara.

Riggs (Dakota Grammar 1893) has HotcaNgara.


Without the vowel (for what they're worth)--

Bowen (Map Brit. Amer. Plantations 1754) has Otchagros.

Charlevoix (1761) has Otchagras.

Alan