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All I know about the name for St. Louis in Algonquian is that the Shawnee name for it is <I>peenhko</I> (Gatschet's <pê'nkû>), and the Mesquakie form is <I>pe:ko:neki</I> (a locative). These are apparently borrowings from French 'Pain Court'. However, it's been so long since I thought about this, I can't remember at the moment why it was named after 'Pain Court', or what 'Pain Court' really meant. I think somewhere there's an article that explains this. Bob, does this ring a bell?<BR>
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Dave Costa<BR>
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> I'm wondering about the name for St. Louis in native languages. For OP,<BR>
> Dorsey has Ppa'hi-z^i'de, "Red Neck", as a term for the inhabitants.<BR>
> Fletcher and La Flesche give Ppahi'-z^ide ttoNwoN, "Red Hair town", with<BR>
> the note "Referring to the color of Governor Clark's hair". I've had it in<BR>
> mind that the latter explanation was confirmed by the Osage form, but I<BR>
> can't seem to find a reference. Can anyone point me to further information<BR>
> on this? I'd be especially interested knowing the name for it in Osage,<BR>
> Kaw, Iowa-Oto, or even Algonquian languages.<BR>
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