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Temiskaming
Timiskaming is a word from the Algonquin ''Temikami'' or ''Temikaming'', from ''tim'' meaning "deep" and ''kami'' meaning "open waters". Alternate spellings include: Temiskaming, Témiscaming, Témiscamingue. The word Temagami comes from the same root. Controversy exists over the spelling of this word. A movement to change the spelling of the District of Timiskaming to Temiskaming (an e instead of an i) cites a typographical error by a government official, but the act of parliament that led to the name change granted this official authority to correct the spelling. What he considered to be a spelling correction, some people today call a spelling mistake. The spelling controversy goes back to the 18th century. English maps from that century{{cite web , url=http://www.davidrumsey.com/view.html , title=David Rumsey Historical Map Collection , editor=David Rumsey , author=various , publisher=various , date=1700s , accessdate=2010-09-25 show the spelling of the lake as Temiscamin, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algonquin Language
Algonquin (also spelled Algonkin; in Algonquin: or ) is either a distinct Algonquian language closely related to the Ojibwe language or a particularly divergent Ojibwe dialect. It is spoken, alongside French and to some extent English, by the Algonquin First Nations of Quebec and Ontario. As of 2006, there were 2,680 Algonquin speakers,. less than 10% of whom were monolingual. Algonquin is the language for which the entire Algonquian language subgroup is named; the similarity among the names often causes considerable confusion. Like many Native American languages, it is strongly verb-based, with most meaning being incorporated into verbs instead of using separate words for prepositions, tense, etc. Classification Omàmìwininìmowin (Algonquin) is an Algonquian language, of the Algic family of languages, and is descended from Proto-Algonquian. It is considered a particularly divergent dialect of Ojibwe by many. But, although the speakers call themselves '' Omàmìwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Names Of Places In Canada
A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a ''specific'' individual human. The name of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name (although that term has a philosophical meaning as well) and is, when consisting of only one word, a proper noun. Other nouns are sometimes called "common names" or (obsolete) "general names". A name can be given to a person, place, or thing; for example, parents can give their child a name or a scientist can give an element a name. Etymology The word ''name'' comes from Old English ''nama''; cognate with Old High German (OHG) ''namo'', Sanskrit (''nāman''), Latin '' nomen'', Greek (''onoma''), and Persian (''nâm''), from the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) ''*h₁nómn̥''. Outside Indo-European, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place Name Etymologies
Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government * "Place", a type of street or road name ** Often implies a dead end (street) or cul-de-sac * Place, based on the Cornish word "plas" meaning mansion * Place, a populated place, an area of human settlement ** Incorporated place (see municipal corporation), a populated area with its own municipal government * Location (geography), an area with definite or indefinite boundaries or a portion of space which has a name in an area Placenames * Placé, a commune in Pays de la Loire, Paris, France * Plače, a small settlement in Slovenia * Place (Mysia), a town of ancient Mysia, Anatolia, now in Turkey * Place, New Hampshire, a location in the United States * Place House, a 16th-century mansion largely remodelled in the 19th century, in Fowey, Cornwall * Place House, a 19th-century mansion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algonquian Languages
The Algonquian languages ( or ; also Algonkian) are a subfamily of indigenous American languages that include most languages in the Algic language family. The name of the Algonquian language family is distinguished from the orthographically similar Algonquin dialect of the Indigenous Ojibwe language (Chippewa), which is a senior member of the Algonquian language family. The term ''Algonquin'' has been suggested to derive from the Maliseet word (), "they are our relatives/allies". A number of Algonquian languages are considered extinct languages by the modern linguistic definition. Speakers of Algonquian languages stretch from the east coast of North America to the Rocky Mountains. The proto-language from which all of the languages of the family descend, Proto-Algonquian, was spoken around 2,500 to 3,000 years ago. There is no scholarly consensus about where this language was spoken. Family division This subfamily of around 30 languages is divided into three groups acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Témiscamingue (provincial Electoral District)
Témiscamingue is a former provincial electoral district in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It was created for the 1912 election from part of Pontiac electoral district. its final election was in 1970. It disappeared in the 1973 election and its successor electoral district was Pontiac-Témiscamingue. From 1912 to 1922, it was also known as Temiscaming. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly * Charles Ramsay Devlin Charles Ramsay Devlin (29 October 1858 – 1 March 1914) was a Canadian politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada, in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, and an Irish MP in the House of Commons of the Un ..., Liberal, (1912–1916) * Télesphore Simard, Liberal (1916–1924) * Joseph Miljours, Liberal (1924–1927) * Joseph-Édouard Piché, Liberal (1927–1935) * Nil-Élie Larivière, Action liberale nationale – Union Nationale (1935–1939) * Paul-Oliva Goulet, Libera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timiskaming South
Timiskaming South was a Canadian electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the northeastern part of the province of Ontario. It was created in 1924 from parts of Nipissing and Timiskaming ridings. It consisted of the southern portion of Timiskaming District, along with portions of Nipissing District and Sudbury District. The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Nipissing and Timiskaming ridings. Members of Parliament for Timiskaming South * Ernest Frederick Armstrong, Conservative (1925–1926) * Malcolm Lang, Labour (1926–1930) * Wesley Gordon, Conservative (1930–1935) Electoral history , - , Conservative , Ernest Frederick ARMSTRONG , align="right", 5,362 , Labour , Malcolm LANG , align="right", 4,558 , Labour , Harold Milton Tremaine WELCH , align="right", 1,882 , - , Labour , Malcolm LANG , align="right", 7,309 , Conservative , E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timiskaming North
Timiskaming North was a Canadian electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada for ten years, from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the northeastern part of the province of Ontario. It was created in 1924 from parts of Timiskaming and Algoma West ridings. It consisted of the northern portion of Timiskaming District and much of the Algoma District The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Timiskaming and Cochrane ridings. Members of Parliament for Timiskaming North * John Raymond O'Neill, Conservative – 1925–1926 * Joseph-Arthur Bradette, Liberal – 1926–1935 Electoral history , - , Conservative , John Raymond O'NEIL , align="right", 6,053 , Liberal , Joseph-Arthur BRADETTE , align="right", 5,560 , Liberal , Charles Vincent GALLAGHER , align="right", 3,255 , - , Liberal , Joseph-Arthur BRADETTE , align="right", 8,707 , Conservative , John Raymond O'NEIL , align="right", 7,553 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timiskaming—French River
Timiskaming (later known as Timiskaming—French River) was a federal electoral district in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925, and from 1935 to 1997. It was created in 1914 from parts of Algoma East and Nipissing ridings. Territorial evolution The riding generally covered the Timiskaming District, but also incorporated parts of Nipissing District, Sudbury District, Algoma District and Cochrane District at various times. In 1914, it consisted of the whole of the territorial district of Timiskaming and part of the territorial district of Algoma. The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was divided into Timiskaming North and Timiskaming South ridings. In 1933, the two ridings were re-united, and the new Timiskaming riding consisted of the territorial district of Timiskaming (excluding the township of Keefer and all townships east of Keefer and adjacent to the north boundary of Timisk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timiskaming—Cochrane
Timiskaming—Cochrane was a federal electoral district in Ontario that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003. It was located in the northeast part of Ontario. This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Cochrane—Superior, Nipissing, Timiskaming—French River and Timmins—Chapleau ridings. Timiskaming—Cochrane consisted of the Territorial District of Timiskaming excluding a portion including and to the west of the townships of Douglas and Geikie; the southeast part of the Territorial District of Cochrane; the eastern part of the Territorial District of Sudbury; and the northwest part of the Territorial District of Nipissing. The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Nickel Belt, Nipissing—Timiskaming and Timmins—James Bay ridings. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: Electoral history , - , Liberal , Benoît Serré , align="right", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timiskaming (electoral District)
Timiskaming (later known as Timiskaming—French River) was a federal electoral district in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925, and from 1935 to 1997. It was created in 1914 from parts of Algoma East and Nipissing ridings. Territorial evolution The riding generally covered the Timiskaming District, but also incorporated parts of Nipissing District, Sudbury District, Algoma District and Cochrane District at various times. In 1914, it consisted of the whole of the territorial district of Timiskaming and part of the territorial district of Algoma. The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was divided into Timiskaming North and Timiskaming South ridings. In 1933, the two ridings were re-united, and the new Timiskaming riding consisted of the territorial district of Timiskaming (excluding the township of Keefer and all townships east of Keefer and adjacent to the north boundary of Timisk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
