Honniasont may have been considered an Iroquoian language (Swanton 1953: 55-57[3]). Charles Hanna believed their name, first appearing as Oniasont on 17th-century French maps, to be a variation of the name of the tribe recorded in West Virginia and western Virginia at the same time period, as Nahyssan and Monahassanough, i.e. the Tutelo, a Siouan language speaking people.[2]
honniasont, oniasont, oniassontke, keronon, were, little, known, indigenous, people, north, america, originally, from, eastern, ohio, western, pennsylvania, west, virginia, they, appear, have, inhabited, upper, ohio, river, valley, above, louisville, kentucky,. The Honniasont Oniasont Oniassontke Honniasontkeronon were a little known indigenous people of North America originally from eastern Ohio western Pennsylvania and West Virginia 1 They appear to have inhabited the upper Ohio River valley above Louisville Kentucky 2 Language EditHonniasont may have been considered an Iroquoian language Swanton 1953 55 57 3 Charles Hanna believed their name first appearing as Oniasont on 17th century French maps to be a variation of the name of the tribe recorded in West Virginia and western Virginia at the same time period as Nahyssan and Monahassanough i e the Tutelo a Siouan language speaking people 2 References Edit Hodge Frederick Webb Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Ethnology 1910 retrieved January 1 2017 a b Hanna Charles 1911 The Wilderness Trail Volume 2 G P Putnam s sons pp 117 119 Swanton John R The Indian Tribes of North America Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 145 1953 External links EditErie History This article relating to the Indigenous peoples of North America is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Louisville related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Honniasont amp oldid 1109646775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
