unaguerrasinfondo: Decolonize Geography : Caribbean Jamaica -  Xaymaca (Taíno-Arawak) Puerto Rico - Borikén or Borinquen (Taíno, meaning “Land of the Valiant Lord”) Haiti/Dominican Republic - Haití (Taíno, meaning “Tall Mountain”. term referred to a region located on the island of Hispaniola and may have also been used to refer to the entire island.)  Bahamas - Ba-ha-ma (possible Lucayan origen, meaning ‘large mupper middle land’) or Lucayo (Taíno name for Bahama islands and inhabitants.) Cuba - Caobana (Taíno, meaning “Great Place”) Grenada - Camerhogne (Kalinago) Carriacou - Kayryoüacou or Cariouwacou (Kalinago, meaning ‘Island surrounded by reefs’) Trinidad - Lëre or Lele (Kalinago meaning ‘Land of the Humingbird’) Tobago - Tobago (Kalinago) Barbados - Ichirouganami (Arawak) Dominica - Wai’tu kubuli (Kalinago, meaning “Tall is her body”) Martinique - Madinina (Kalinago, meaning “Land of Flowers”) St. Lucia - Hiwanarau (Kalinago, meaning “Land of the Iguana”) St. Vincent - Hairoun (Kalinago, meaning “Land of the Blessed”) Bequia - Becoua (Kalinago, meaning “Land of the Clouds”) Canouan - Cannouan (Kalinago, meaning “Island of Turtles”) Anguilla - Malliouhana (Arawak, meaning Arrow-Shaped Sea Serpent) St. Martin - Soualiga (Arawak, meaning “Land of Salt”) St. Barths - Ouanalao (Arawak) Saba - Amonhana (Arawak) St. Eustatious - Aloi (Arawak) Saint Crioux - Ay Ay (Taíno) Saint Kitts - Liamuiga (Kalinago, meaning “Fertile Land”) Nevis - Oualle (Kalinago) Montserrat - Alliouagana (Kalinago, meaning “Land of Prickly Bush”) Barbuda - Wa’omoni (Kalinago) Antigua - Wadadli (Kalinago, “Land of Fish Oil”) Redonda - Ocananmanrou (Kalinago) Guadeloupe - Karukera (Kalinago) Marie-Galante - Aichi (Kalinago) or Touloukaera (Arawak)

unaguerrasinfondo:

Decolonize Geography : Caribbean

Jamaica -  Xaymaca (Taíno-Arawak)

Puerto Rico - Borikén or Borinquen (Taíno, meaning “Land of the Valiant Lord”)

Haiti/Dominican Republic - Haití (Taíno, meaning “Tall Mountain”. term referred to a region located on the island of Hispaniola and may have also been used to refer to the entire island.) 

Bahamas - Ba-ha-ma (possible Lucayan origen, meaning ‘large mupper middle land’) or Lucayo (Taíno name for Bahama islands and inhabitants.)

Cuba - Caobana (Taíno, meaning “Great Place”)

Grenada - Camerhogne (Kalinago)

Carriacou - Kayryoüacou or Cariouwacou (Kalinago, meaning ‘Island surrounded by reefs’)

Trinidad - Lëre or Lele (Kalinago meaning ‘Land of the Humingbird’)

Tobago - Tobago (Kalinago)

Barbados - Ichirouganami (Arawak)

Dominica - Wai’tu kubuli (Kalinago, meaning “Tall is her body”)

Martinique - Madinina (Kalinago, meaning “Land of Flowers”)

St. Lucia - Hiwanarau (Kalinago, meaning “Land of the Iguana”)

St. Vincent - Hairoun (Kalinago, meaning “Land of the Blessed”)

Bequia - Becoua (Kalinago, meaning “Land of the Clouds”)

Canouan - Cannouan (Kalinago, meaning “Island of Turtles”)

Anguilla - Malliouhana (Arawak, meaning Arrow-Shaped Sea Serpent)

St. Martin - Soualiga (Arawak, meaning “Land of Salt”)

St. Barths - Ouanalao (Arawak)

Saba - Amonhana (Arawak)

St. Eustatious - Aloi (Arawak)

Saint Crioux - Ay Ay (Taíno)

Saint Kitts - Liamuiga (Kalinago, meaning “Fertile Land”)

Nevis - Oualle (Kalinago)

Montserrat - Alliouagana (Kalinago, meaning “Land of Prickly Bush”)

Barbuda - Wa’omoni (Kalinago)

Antigua - Wadadli (Kalinago, “Land of Fish Oil”)

Redonda - Ocananmanrou (Kalinago)

Guadeloupe - Karukera (Kalinago)

Marie-Galante - Aichi (Kalinago) or Touloukaera (Arawak)

(via stfuconservatives)

theatlantic: Name That Waterway Is that a run, a kill or a fork? Or is it actually just a regular old stream? When it comes to naming waterways, it all seems to depend on your geography. This map, created by designer Derek Watkins, color-codes the waterways of the U.S. by names they’re given. As Watkins explains, these names have their own name: toponyms, which are general descriptions of geographic features. The degree of geographical concentration of certain name types is pretty striking. Brooks tend to stay in New England, and bayous are primarily in the Louisiana-Mississippi area. Cañadas, rios and arroyos are concentrated in the Southwest. Branches seem to have the widest territory, covering much of the southeastern corner of the country.

theatlantic:

Name That Waterway

Is that a run, a kill or a fork? Or is it actually just a regular old stream? When it comes to naming waterways, it all seems to depend on your geography.

This map, created by designer Derek Watkins, color-codes the waterways of the U.S. by names they’re given. As Watkins explains, these names have their own name: toponyms, which are general descriptions of geographic features. The degree of geographical concentration of certain name types is pretty striking. Brooks tend to stay in New England, and bayous are primarily in the Louisiana-Mississippi area. Cañadas, rios and arroyos are concentrated in the Southwest. Branches seem to have the widest territory, covering much of the southeastern corner of the country.