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HeartofSorrow Lonely Fan
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject: Jonas, Tejas means... |
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Jonas, Bree is right. Tejas is the Spanish name for Texas. One of it's meanings is "all who are friends" in Caddo and it was given by the Spanish explores to the Hasinai group of Caddo-speaking Native Americans. |
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mincartaugh Enthusiastic Fan
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: Jonas, Tejas means... |
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HeartofSorrow wrote: | Jonas, Bree is right. Tejas is the Spanish name for Texas. One of it's meanings is "all who are friends" in Caddo and it was given by the Spanish explores to the Hasinai group of Caddo-speaking Native Americans. | In other words, it refers to the people we wiped out when we moved in. _________________ quick! someone get the ajax and steel wool; I have mental images to scrub out!! |
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SoulAndroid13 Casual Observer
Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 30
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: Jonas, Tejas means... |
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mincartaugh wrote: | HeartofSorrow wrote: | Jonas, Bree is right. Tejas is the Spanish name for Texas. One of it's meanings is "all who are friends" in Caddo and it was given by the Spanish explores to the Hasinai group of Caddo-speaking Native Americans. | In other words, it refers to the people we wiped out when we moved in. |
. . . Wow... I'd say BURN but that was... whokay. _________________ For the secret of Man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for. Without a stable conception of the object of life, man would not consent to go on living, and would rather destroy himself than remain on earth... –The Grand Inquisitor |
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