Yegsa

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Atakapa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Swanton suggests a possible connection to yik (“trade”).

Noun[edit]

Yegsa

  1. (Akokisa) Spaniard(s)

References[edit]

  • Anthropological Linguistics, volume 47 (2005), page 38: Herbert E. Bolton found two Akokisa words in Spanish records: (Yegsa) 'Spaniard(s)' and (Quiselpoo).
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