0
Why was the Algonquian Indian name Chicago used to name the City of Chicago?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
The tribe used the term "Shik a gu" to describe the area. It means "stink weed" or "wild onion," which described the plants growing in the low land areas near the Chicago River and Lake Michigan at the time. It was used by early French trappers and traders who used the "soft" French /ch/ to represent the initial native sound in the word.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What was the Indian tribe name that lived in Virginia?
The Algonquian but there were also Siouan and Iroqjois.
What state may had come from the Algonquian Indian name Kwenihtekot?
New Jersey
What does Chicago mean in Indian?
There is no language called "Indian".The name of the city of Chicago is a corrupted form of the Miami or Illinois word shikaakwa, meaning "wild onion" or "skunk smells".
What native American language does Chicago come from?
Chicagoua means wild garlic in the Miami language, which is part of the very large Algonquian group. On the other hand, the Chippewa (or Ojibwe - another Algonquian language) word shegahg or jikag means skunk.One or other of these two words is the origin of the name Chicago.
Does the Chicago Blackhawks Indian head on the jersey have a name?
The Indian Head.
Which of the following is not a state Idaho Chicago New York?
Chicago is not a state. Chicago is a city. Iowa and New Mexico are states.
Is chicago name of a country?
No, Chicago is a city in Illinois in the US.
Are there any cities named Chicago besides in Illinois?
There are no other U.S. cities with the name Chicago. Chicago, Illinois is the only U.S. city with the name Chicago.
What US city holds the nick-name second city?
Chicago, Illinois is known as the Second City.
How did Chicago get its name?
The town of Chicago was founded in 1833 and named by the French Canadians in their pronounciation and spelling of an Algonquian word. It is either the Fox tribe's word for "place of wild onion" or the Ojibwa tribe's word for "skunk". Either way, it has been recorded that wild onion, chives and garlic grew in the area and the Chicago River was named for the plants and their fragrance. Then the city that was built on the river was called by the same name.
Why Chicago is called shay city?
Chi city. Nick name for Chicago. Also Chi town.
What is the meaning of the name Chicago?
Chicago is an Indian hub for sex, predominantly with minors.
