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A name coined by [[L. Frank Baum]] in the book ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''. | A name coined by [[L. Frank Baum]] in the book ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''.{{cln|munj|words created by L. Frank Baum}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:10, 8 May 2024
Munja'kin
Etymology
From Proto-Munja'kin *toto.
Source
A name coined by L. Frank Baum in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Source Spelling
Toto
Pronunciation
Noun
toto (non-mutated form, mutated form doto)
- dog
Translations
| Sense: domestic canine (dog) [edit this template] |
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Creation and Usage Notes
| In Emerald City, Dorothy winds up with a dog; she doesn't actually have a dog beforehand. Consequently, the dog has no name. In the script, the Munja'kin refer to the dog as "Toto" because their word for "dog" actually is toto. I thought that was kind of clever. The fact that it was a reduplication (plus the one other extant word, simoa) inspired me to make Munja'kin Kamakawi 2, in effect. (Oh, I guess Munja'kin was also present as a word. Was less thrilled about that, but I made it work.)
-David J. Peterson 16:09, 12 January 2020 (PST) |