Saturday 15 March 2014

squwteague

...(Narragansett/Algonquin)=state fish of Delaware,=Cynoscion regalis,=squateague= quaitl atequia(Nauatl)= quatequia/oquatequi(N)=sprayhead. called weakfish because mouth slips hook. sprinkle head because it runs strongly, furrows water, when first hooked, or, squaw(Algic) atequiatl(N)=water-spitting squaw/squaitl(Algic/Nauatl), e.g., quaxicalli(N)=headgourd=quaitl xicalli(N)= squash(Algic)=squaw(Algic),=reversal=calabaza(sp)/ calabash(Amerind),=quaitl(N)= quail(E/game bird). squwitl/squaitl/quaitl(N)=head(of household)is still called jefa(Mex)= chief/chieve(OFr)=chevre(Fr)=ciervo(sp)=ce uentli(N)=one offering, e.g., cawen(OE)=ca uentli(N)= offering being,=Queen Gwen, from Tlaloc Deer Age.

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