I have a question, the name of the river Is given for any specific reason? Because I'm Venezuelan and when have a river named "chama" which means "snake" in some indigenous tribes.
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I have a question, the name of the river Is given for any specific reason? Because I'm Venezuelan and when have a river named "chama" which means "snake" in some indigenous tribes.
It was a 'mis translation' between an early explorer and the Shoshoni natives. He thought the symbol they made with their hands was SNAKE when in fact it was "River With Many Fish". It certainly stuck.
There are a lot of rivers named "snake" because of its shape then huh.