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Cherokee
Etymology
From Proto-Iroquoian *kahnaːwẽːh. Sense of elephant comes from observation of flapping ears as similar to butterfly wings.[1][2]
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kʰà.màːmã́/[3]
Noun
ᎧᎹᎹ • (kamama)
- butterfly
- elephant
Derived terms
References
- ^ Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages, University of Manitoba, page 500
- ^ Ellison, George (2007 May 16) “Cherokee language and zoology”, in Smoky Mountain News
- ^ Brad Montgomery-Anderson (2008) A Reference Grammar of Oklahoma Cherokee, PhD thesis, University of Kansas, page 42