Geologic Publications for Mount Rainier

An analysis of the names for Mount Rainier

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Author(s): Zalmai Zahir

Category: PUBLICATION
Document Type:
Publisher: Living Languages
Published Year: 2024
Volume: 3
Number: 2
Pages: 126 to 161
DOI Identifier: 10.7275/livinglanguages.2019
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Keywords: Mount Rainier name, salishan languages Ichishkíin Chinuk Wawa language diachronic analysis

Abstract:
Over the years, there have been frequent attempts to rename Mount Rainier to its Indigenous name by both Native and non-Native parties (Carson, 2010; Changing the Name of Mount Rainier?, n.d.; Herbert Hoover Petition Signature Photo, 1926; Wickersham & Tacoma Academy Of Science, 1893). Through these endeavors, it has become apparent that Mount Rainier has a variety of Native names and words associated with it written in various ways that have an assortment of meanings. The result is often a lack of clarity as to what the original, Indigenous name is for Mount Rainier, and how it should be written.

In this article I will present the various names and words associated with Mount Rainier and their written forms. I will then present etymological (grammar) and diachronic (historical evolution) analyses for these names. I will then discuss metaphorical meanings that have attached to these words that reflect the First People’s cultural narratives and world view of Mount Rainier.

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In Text Citation:
Zahir (2024) or (Zahir, 2024)

References Citation:
Zahir, Z., 2024, An analysis of the names for Mount Rainier: Living Languages, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 126-161, doi: 10.7275/livinglanguages.2019.