Kansas

Kansas () is a U.S. state locate in the Midwastren Unitit States.http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf It is namit efter the Kansas River whilk rins through it, whilk in turn is namit efter the Kansa Natif American tribe, whilk indwellt the aurie.John Koontz, p.c. The tribe's naim (natively kką:ze) is aften said tae mean "fowk o the wind" or "fowk o the sooth wind," though this wis likely no the term's oreeginal meanin.Rankin, Robert. 2005. "Quapaw." In Native Languages of the Southeastern United States, eds. Heather K. Hardy and Janine Scancarelli. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, pg. 492Connelley, William E. 1918. Indians . A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, ch. 10, vol. 1 Residents o Kansas are cried "Kansans."

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