gogs 'o'odham

O'odham

Alternative forms

  • gogs-'o'odham
  • gogs o'odham, gogs-o'odham (common omission of initial pre-vocalic glottal stop in writing)
  • gogs o'othham (Saxton)

Etymology

Literally, “dog person”, likely referring to the perception of monkeys as beings sharing physical characteristics with humans but move on all fours like dogs.

Noun

gogs 'o'odham

  1. synonym of ca꞉ŋgo (“monkey”)

References

  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[1], volume I, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, page 193
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “gogs”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 17
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