Placename origin: Cassiar

Alan H. Hartley ahartley at D.UMN.EDU
Tue Aug 1 16:51:21 UTC 2000


The Hdbk. of N. Amer. Indians v. 6, p. 449, derives Cassiar from the
Kaska name of McDame Creek, kasHa [H = gutturalo-sibilant aspiration].

Alan



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