{"collection":"Native American","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/nam/ca/cma/cma54.htm","path":"nam/ca/cma/cma54.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/nam/ca/cma/cma54.htm","text":"Creation Myths of Primitive America, by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898]\n| Along =a in hate | I short = i in bit | \n| A short = o \" not | O long = o \" note | \n| Ai = i \" bite | O short = o \" not | \n| Au = ow \" now | U long = oo \" boot | \n| E long = ai \" bait | U short = u \" bull | \n| E short = e \" bet | J = our j | \n| I long = ee \" beet | H = German ch | \nAll other consonants have the same value as ours.\nAll short vowels are marked with macron; the long are unmarked.\nWhen the Indian meaning of names is known, I have given it before the present name of the place given by white men. When the name given by white men stands alone, it indicates that the Indian meaning is uncertain or unknown.\nNames accented on the penult have no accents printed on them all others have printed accents.","title":"Creation Myths of Primitive America: Notes: Value of Letters in the List of Places and in the Names of Persons Throughout the Volume","type":"page"}