Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Ultimately from Shawnee saawanwa (“Shawnee”) or saawanoki (“southerners”), a hypothetical intermediary term is sometimes supposed to have facilitated the entry into English, such as Munsee sawanow. Likely a re-analysis of Shawnese as the plural Shawnees.
Ultimately from Shawnee saawanwa (“Shawnee”) or saawanoki (“southerners”), a hypothetical intermediary term is sometimes supposed to have facilitated the entry into English, such as Munsee sawanow. Likely a re-analysis of Shawnese as the plural Shawnees.
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnees | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Shawnee | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
sjw saawanwa (Native American tribesmember) · fr Shawnee (Native American tribesmember) · unm Shawnu (Native American tribesmember) · fr Chaouanon (Native American tribesmember) · mia šaawanwa (Native American tribesmember)
Ultimately from Shawnee saawanwa (“Shawnee”) or saawanoki (“southerners”), a hypothetical intermediary term is sometimes supposed to have facilitated the entry into English, such as Munsee sawanow. Likely a re-analysis of Shawnese as the plural Shawnees.
The girls from our year were mainly named some version of Shawn. There was Shawna, Dawna, Shawnee, Dawnali, Shalana, and just plain Dawn and Shawn.2012, Louise Erdrich, The Round House, Corsair, published 2013, →ISBN, page 292: