Where did name Oklahoma come from?

Answer 1

The name Oklahoma comes from the Choctaw phrase okla homma, literally meaning red people.

Choctaw Chief Allen Wright suggested the name in 1866 during treaty negotiations with the federal government regarding the use of Indian Territory, in which he envisioned an all-Indian state controlled by the United States Superintendent of Indian Affairs.

Equivalent to the English word Indian, okla humma was a phrase in the Choctaw language used to describe the Native American race as a whole.

Answer 2

Oklahoma is derived from two Choctaw words, okla meaning "people or tongue" and homma meaning "red." So Okla homma (Oklahoma) means "red people."

Answer 3

choctaw for red people. "okla" means people, "humma" means red

Answer 4

"Oklahoma" comes from two Choctaw words (okla and humma) and literally means "red people."

Answer 5

It comes from the Choctaw words okla "people"+ homa "red."

Answer 6

In Choctaw, okla = nation or people, homma or humma = Red. So Oklahoma = Red people.

Answer 7

It comes from the Choctaw language.

Answer 8

From the Choctaw language.