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[–] 22 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

"Ontario" is already an indigenous word.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario#Etymology :

Ontario is a term thought to have Indigenous origins, either Ontarí:io, a Huron (Wyandot) word meaning "great lake",[16] or possibly skanadario, which means "beautiful water" or "sparkling water" in the Iroquoian languages.[17]

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

    Ontario is a colonial derivation of an indigenous word. Your own source provides 2 potential options for indigenous names: Ontarí:io and Skanadario

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  • [–] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

    What's the difference between a (bad connotation) "colonial derivation" and a (neutral connotation) "transliteration?"

    Remember, there was no native writing system and therefore no original orthographic form to be faithful to. "Ontario" and "Ontarí:io" are damn similar, so who's to say "Ontario" wasn't just a reasonable 17th Century transliteration from the time before diacritical marks were a thing?

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