The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-09
OUR INDIAN RIVER NAMES.
Curious Identity With Old World
Nomenclature.
From the Ne,o Ycr.s Times.

From the Ne,o YCra Times.
Many persons suppose that the quaint and
musical Indian names in American geo.
graphical nomenclature are wholly unlike
anything else in human language. There is
a belief also that the aboriginal titles of our
waters are the coinage and application OF
the rude savages discovered here in the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Both
these ideas are erroneous. The great ma
jority of the old aboriginal names of
America have what appears to be the pro-
totype, if not the real congener, existing in
many of the ancient languages of the old
world, and even among the names of the
recently discovered races of Central Africa
there are numerous analogies and identities
with our native Indian appellations.
In fact, the river names show so many
analogies with the appellations of the old
world that they confirm the belief, in minds
best informed on the subject, that the
American prehistoric man himself sprang
from the old world races. The man is not
sui generts-that is evident. He appears to
be mongrel, the result Of crossing of the
white European and the black Moorish
races, for he is not the Monaghan of the
East. The old American names tell the
story of the prehistoric mans origin il
terms Of higher significance and truth THAI
any ObuoF 0Nlu6uCo low kuOWu W 0AlSG
The old world peoples Of antiquity built
their river nomenclature from brief mono
syllable germs of the prehistoric speech
The great bulk of the nomenclature of the
new world appears to have been
constructed upon the models known to exis
in the ancient civilization of the
east, and out of the identical germ words
employed by the prehistoric races Of TIT
cider world. Even the very words and
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nomenclature of America in great fire.
quency, whether purposely or by chance ne
man is wise enough to dare to assert witt
the assurance of historic truth in his favor
Many words from the Oldest language
known--Hebrew and Chinese-are found il
our ancient Indian appellations. Yuba is in
the Hebrew term for water. We have tw
rivers named Yuba in California and il
South America river and lake have the
name written Uoi. France has the river
Ubaye and Africa has the Yubi. The Rus
sian empire has the river name Ubi or Oh.
either being correct. Yeor or Var is I
word for river in Hebrew, and in Russia
also. Yair, Yare and Yor are river names
in England, Franco and Central America
We have also Yar-agua in America Aus
tralia has Yarra-Yarra (how like gu
Walla Walle in OregonD Africa has
Yari-ba, China has Yarroo, and Scot.
land was Narrow. The old Hebrew name
of the Nile was Yeor. Cara is in India
Garha is in Hindustan, CARGO is in China
Cara is in Ireland, Garry is III Scotland
Garry (Gera) is in Germany, Gaure i
France, Gore in Central Africa, and W
nave in America Cara, Gauri-ba, Garo-ga
and other garas. And these names are al
considered native in the countries wher
found.
The word Sur or Saa-aa is used in He
brew Synonymous with our term water
The river names Of the world in Sara ar
almost countless. Sara is a river in Russia
il France, (Saar) and in Switzerland. Sar
is a river and bayou in Louisiana. "
have also in America, in water nomencla