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This list of place names in Canada of Aboriginal origin contains Canadian places whose names originate from the words of the First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, collectively referred to as Aboriginal peoples in Canada. When possible the original word or phrase used by Aboriginals is included, along with its generally believed meaning. Names listed are only those used in English or French, as many places have alternate names in the local native languages, e.g., Alkali Lake, British Columbia is ''Esket'' in the Shuswap language; Lytton, British Columbia is ''Camchin'' in the Thompson language (often used in English however, as Kumsheen). The name ''Canada'' comes from the word meaning "village" or "settlement" in the Saint-Lawrence Iroquoian〔Bruce G. Trigger and James F. Pendergast. (1978), “Saint-Lawrence Iroquoians”, in ''Handbook of North American Indians''. Volume 15. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, pp. 357–361〕 language spoken by the inhabitants of Stadacona and the neighbouring region near present-day Quebec City in the 16th century.〔Jacques Cartier. (1545).''(Relation originale de Jacques Cartier )''. Paris, Tross, 1863 edition, page 48.〕 Another contemporary meaning was "land."〔Alan Rayburn. (2001). ''Naming Canada: stories about Canadian place names'', 2nd ed. (ISBN 0-8020-8293-9) University of Toronto Press: Toronto; p. 13.〕 Jacques Cartier was first to use the word "Canada" to refer not only to the village of Stadacona, but also to the neighbouring region and to the Saint-Lawrence River. In other Iroquoian languages, the words for "town" or "village" are similar: the Mohawk use ''kaná:ta’'',〔Mithun, Marianne (1999). The Languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press〕〔Bright (2004:78)〕 the Seneca ''iennekanandaa'', and the Onondaga use ''ganataje''.〔Rayburn, ''op. cit'', p. 14.〕 Provinces and territories whose official names are aboriginal in origin are Yukon, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut. ==Provinces and territories== * Manitoba: Either derived from the Cree word ''manito-wapâw'' meaning "the strait of the spirit or manitobau" or the Assiniboine words ''mini'' and ''tobow'' meaning "Lake of the Prairie", referring to Lake Manitoba. * Nunavut: "Our land" in Inuktitut. * Ontario: Derived from the Huron word ''onitariio'' meaning "beautiful lake", or ''kanadario'' meaning "sparkling" or "beautiful" water. * Quebec: from the Míkmaq word ''kepék'', meaning "strait" or "narrows".〔Afable, Patricia O. and Madison S. Beeler (1996). "Place Names". In "Languages", ed. Ives Goddard. Vol. 17 of ''Handbook of North American Indians'', ed. William C. Sturtevant. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, pg. 191〕 * Saskatchewan: Derived from the Cree name for the Saskatchewan River, ''kisiskāciwani-sīpiy'', meaning "swift flowing river". * Yukon: from an Athabaskan language, e.g. Koyukon ''yookkene'' or Lower Tanana ''yookuna''.〔Bright (2004:583)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of place names in Canada of aboriginal origin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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