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Cape Fear Indians. From the Cape and River so called ; native name unknown. 



Catawba. Significance unknown, but a part of the tribe was known as Iswa, 

 "river" people. Speck has suggested derivation from native words mean- 

 ing "people of the river banks," or "people of the river (Catawba) with broken 

 banks," and I have suggested a possible derivation from a word meaning 

 "a fork," this tribe being considered a branch of the Iswa. 



Chakchiuma. From Choctaw and Chickasaw shaktci homma, "red crawfish." 



Chawasha. The ending is undoubtedly the Choctaw and Chickasaw locative 

 terminal -asha. The first part might be from shawi, "raccoon." 



Cherokee. Probably from the Muskogee word tciloki, "people of a different 

 speech." 



Chiaha. Possibly has reference to mountains or highlands in some Muskhogean 

 dialect. 



Chickasaw. The ending is evidently asha, "to sit," used as a locative sufl^ (own 

 language). 



Chilucan. Possibly from Muskogee tciloki, "people of a different speech." 



Chine. Derived from the name of a chief. 



Chitimacha. The term probably means in Chitimacha "those living on Grand 

 River," though Gatschet identified it with Choctaw words meaning "those 

 who have pots." 



Choula. Meaning "fox" in Chickasaw and Choctaw. 



Chowanoc. Algonquian, signifying "people at the south." 



Congaree. Speck derives this from Catawba (iswa°') kera°'here, "(river) deep." 



Coosa. Said to have received its name from a little bird called from its cry 

 koskosa, but it is more likely that it was connected with the Choctaw and 

 Chickasaw word for cane, konshak, though how it came to be applied 

 to Creek Indians remains a mystery. 



Cosapuya. This may be a form of Cusabo, q. v. 



Creek Confederation. The name "Creek" resulted from a shortening of 

 "Ochesee Creek," the name by which Ocmulgee River was known to the 

 English. Ochesee was a name of the Muskogee or true Creek Indians in 

 the Hitchiti language. 



Cusabo. Possibly signifies "Coosa River people" (own language). 



Eno. Speck points to a possible connection with Catawba i'nare, "to dislike," 

 whence "mean," "contemptible," as being enemies to the speakers. 



Fus-hatchee. Said by Hawkins to signify "bird tail," but it was more likely 

 "bird creek." (Muskogee language.) 



Grigra. Said by Le Page du Pratz to be so named because of the frequent 

 occurrence of these syllables in their language. 



Guale. Possibly from the Muskogee word wahali, signifying "the south." 



Hilibi. Derived by folk etymology from Muskogee hilikpi, "quick" town, and, as 

 usual in such cases, probably erroneously. 



Hitchiti. Possibly a corruption of Atcik-hata, a name given to the Hitchiti- 

 speaking people among the Lower Creeks. It is said to have reference to 

 the heap of white ashes piled close to the ceremonial ground. 



Hothliwahali. Meaning "those who share out the war," because declarations 

 of war were sent out from this town. (Muskogee language.) 



Houma. Meaning "red" in Choctaw and Chickasaw, but probably shortened 

 from Chakchiuma above. 



Ibitoupa. Meaning in Choctaw people living "at the source" of a stream. 



Kadohadacho. Meaning in their own language "true chiefs." 



Kan-hatki. Meaning "white earth." (Muskogee language.) 



Kaskinampo. Possibly from Koasati words meaning "many warriors." 



