[ganong] place-nomenclature OF NEW BRUNSWICK 



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Chacodi 

 MinaquiX 



Waugh 



Miramichi 

 Sabbies 



Miscou Tedish 



Pokemouclic Tignish 



Mattempeck Misseguash 



Tracadie Westcock 



Maliget. Chignecto 



Tabusintac Midgie 



Eskedelloc Joggins 



Neguac Memramcook 



Tomogonops Petiteodiac 



Waubigut Shepod}' 



Winigut Quiddy 



Sevogle Quaco 



Semiwagan 

 And the obsolete, 



Mistouche 



Mediseo 

 Probably, 



Lais i m 



Antinouri 

 Possibly, 



Caraquette 



Yin (Bay du) 

 Imported, 



Popelogan 

 There are certain others which, not directh' of Indian but of 

 much later origin, have been suggested by their presence. Such are 

 Indiantown, Indian Point, Island, Village, Beach, etc.. Squaw Cap, and 

 yet others which have been given by the whites for Indians who have 

 lived there, simple ownership names. Such are the rivers : Barnabys, 

 Eenous, Bartholomews, Cains, Taxis, Pollet, Tobique, probably Bartibog, 

 perhaps Mol us, Dennis. 



This list takes no account of the great number of names not on our 

 maps, but in constant use by the Indians themselves, the more important 

 of which may be found in the dictionary. 



The length of the list shows how rich the province is in Indian 

 names. This we owe chiefly to the French, whose close friendship with 

 the Indians led to the adoption of so many of their names. Nearly all in 

 the above list occur in French documents and maps. It will be noticed 

 that with only three or four exceptions, they appl}* to rivers, lakes or 

 harbours ; and this is because of the great importance of waterways in a 

 heavily wooded country like New Brunswick, where they formed the 

 aboriginal highways on which French and Indians travelled together. 



It is needful now to examine the construction of Maliseet and Micmac 

 place names. In the absence of exact philological data, this must be 



