kanata

See also: Kanata, kaná꞉ta, Kaná꞉ta, Kānata, and káňata

Estonian

Noun

kanata

1. abessive singular of kana

Japanese

Romanization

kanata

1. Rōmaji transcription of かなた

Laurentian

Alternative forms

• canada

Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (reconstructed) /kaˈnaːtaʔ/

Noun

kanata

1. village, settlement

Descendants

• → French: Canada (see there for further descendants)

See also

• kebec

Further reading

• Henry Percival Biggar (1924), The Voyages of Jacques Cartier: published from the originals with translations, notes and appendices, F.A. Acland, page 245
• Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 514