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    What state derives its name from the Indian word meaning "longest river"?

    Question #12433. Asked by Maggie. (Jun 14 01 12:06 PM)


    billfay

    		Couldn't find 'longest river' but The World Almanac says the name Connecticut comes from Mohican and other Algonquin words meaning 'long river place.'

    Jun 14 01, 12:19 PM
    finlady

    		Longest river is Mississippi.

    http://www.50states.com/

    Click on Mississippi and read the things listed under state facts.

    Jun 15 01, 9:59 AM
    Brainy Blonde

    		My first thought was Mississippi as well. Once I found two translations of Mississippi, I decided my thought was wrong.

    My source was
    http://www.oldmanriver.com

    They say the Ojibway called it 'Messipi' meaning Big River or 'Mee-zee-see-bee' meaning Father of Waters.

    I cecked out the web site you mentioned Finlady and found the Chippewa called it 'mici zibi' meaning Great River.

    In a lot of laguages, some words have to be loosely translated. I think that is the case here. All three native words loosely translate into a phrase about the river's size. Thanks to Finlady, I now think the correct answer is Mississippi. Longest, big and great, all really mean the same in this instance.

    Jun 15 01, 2:30 PM

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