Carominga

[Sky Campbell]

The "caro" portion has me thinking of a few possibilities:

 

kera (as you pointed out)

giro (happy)

 

The "monga" has me thinking of:

 

mange (lying down)

mange (chest)

womanke (easy) <-- perhaps unlikely

mąnka (medicine) <-- seems the most unlikely but I thought I'd throw it in there

 

Last is a "theory" that I have that perhaps somehow, some way, "monga" might be a form of "manyi/manye".  Considering how many examples of "ng" and "ny" being swapped out (sunge/sunye, -inge/-inye, etc.), I wonder if perhaps it might be a version of "manyi".  Especially since that word is used in so many names already and your friend noted that it appears in other names as well.  This is just speculation, of course.  Speaking of which, if they could provide examples of other names that use "monga", it might help us figure it out.

 

Sky

 

From: Siouan Linguistics [mailto:SIOUAN at listserv.unl.edu] On Behalf Of Jimm G. GoodTracks
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 9:25 AM
To: SIOUAN at listserv.unl.edu
Subject: Fw: Carominga

 

Does anyone have some thoughts to decipher the name: "Caromonga."  The last part appears to be "mange" (be in sitting position).  The first could be "kera" (cleared sky).

 

 

From: Greg Olson <mailto:caxelolson at gmail.com>  

Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 4:48 PM

To: Jimm GoodTracks <mailto:jgoodtracks at gmail.com>  

Subject: Carominga

 

Jimm, while proofing my manuscript, I came across an Ioway name I had overlooked. Caromonga. He is mentioned insome council   meetings during the 1840s. I notice the end of the name- monga -appears in other names too. 

 

Greg

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