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?
Ontario is a colonial derivation of an indigenous word. Your own source provides 2 potential options for indigenous names: Ontarí:io and Skanadario
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?
We could ask the Haudenosaunee Nation, given that they’re Iriqouian speakers
I think you missed the meaning of his message