kanata

See also: Kanata, kaná꞉ta, Kaná꞉ta, Kānata, and káňata

Estonian

Noun

kanata

  1. abessive singular of kana

Japanese

Romanization

kanata

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かなた

Laurentian

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (reconstructed) /kaˈnaːtaʔ/

    Noun

    kanata

    1. village, settlement

    Descendants

    • → French: Canada (see there for further descendants)

    See also

    • kebec

    Further reading

    • Henry Percival Biggar (1924), The Voyages of Jacques Cartier: published from the originals with translations, notes and appendices, F.A. Acland, page 245
    • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 514
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