Quote by: John Wesley Powell

Indian nouns are extremely connotive; that is, the name does more than simply denote the thing to which it belongs - in denoting the object, it also assigns to it some quality or characteristic.


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  • NameJohn Wesley Powell
  • DescriptionAmerican geologist
  • BornMarch 24, 1834
  • DiedSeptember 23, 1902
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionExplorer; Linguist