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〕 | source_elevation_imperial = 4540 | source_elevation_note = 〔Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.〕 | source_length_imperial = 160 | source_length_note = 〔 | source1_name = West Fork River | source1_location = Upshur County | source1_district = | source1_region = | source1_state = West Virginia | source1_country = | source1_lat_d = 38 | source1_lat_m = 51 | source1_lat_s = 08 | source1_lat_NS = N | source1_long_d = 80 | source1_long_m = 21 | source1_long_s = 32 | source1_long_EW = W | source1_coordinates_note = | source1_elevation_imperial = 1309 | source1_elevation_note = | source1_length_imperial = 103 | source1_length_note = | source_confluence_location = Fairmont | source_confluence_district = | source_confluence_region = | source_confluence_state = West Virginia | source_confluence_country = | source_confluence_lat_d = 39 | source_confluence_lat_m = 27 | source_confluence_lat_s = 53 | source_confluence_lat_NS = N | source_confluence_long_d = 80 | source_confluence_long_m = 09 | source_confluence_long_s = 10 | source_confluence_long_EW = W | source_confluence_coordinates_note = | source_confluence_elevation_imperial = 863 | source_confluence_elevation_note = 〔 | mouth_name = Ohio River | mouth_location = Pittsburgh | mouth_district = | mouth_region = | mouth_state = Pennsylvania | mouth_country = | mouth_lat_d = 40 | mouth_lat_m = 26 | mouth_lat_s = 30 | mouth_lat_NS = N | mouth_long_d = 80 | mouth_long_m = 00 | mouth_long_s = 58 | mouth_long_EW = W | mouth_coordinates_note = 〔 | mouth_elevation_imperial = 709 | mouth_elevation_note = 〔 | tributary_left = Peters Creek | tributary_left1 = Streets Run | tributary_left2 = Becks Run | tributary_right = Cheat River | tributary_right1 = Youghiogheny River | tributary_right2 = Turtle Creek | free_name = | free_value = | map = Monon MonongahelaRiver.png | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Map of the Monongahela River basin, with the Monongahela River highlighted }} The Monongahela River (〔There are several ways to pronounce this word that are acceptable. From "Geographical Names" of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition (2009): , or .〕) — often referred to locally as the Mon — is a 〔U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. (The National Map ), accessed August 15, 2011〕 river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. The Monongahela joins the Allegheny River to form the Ohio River at Pittsburgh. ==Etymology== The Native American word ''Monongahela'' means "falling banks", in reference to the geological instability of the river's banks. Moravian missionary David Zeisberger (1721–1808) gave this account of the naming: "In the Indian tongue the name of this river was Mechmenawungihilla (alternatively spelled Menawngihella), which signifies a high bank, which is ever washed out and therefore collapses."〔Zeisberger, David, ''David Zeisberger's History of the Northern American Indians in 18th Century Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania'', pg 43; Wennawoods Publishing, 1999, ISBN 1-889037-17-6〕 The Lenape Language Project renders the word as ''Mënaonkihëla'' (pronounced ), translated "where banks cave in or erode",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lenape Talking Dictionary )〕 from the verbs ''mënaonkihële'' "the dirt caves off" (such as the bank of a river or creek, or in a landslide)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lenape Talking Dictionary )〕 and ''mënaonke'' (pronounced ), "it has a loose bank" (where one might fall in).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lenape Talking Dictionary )〕 Monongalia County and the town of Monongah, both in West Virginia, are named for the river, as is Monongahela in Pennsylvania. (The name "Monongalia" is either a Latinized adaptation of "Monongahela" or simply a variant spelling.) 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「Monongahela River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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