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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Makes sense for it to be a Choctaw name, then. Isn't the tombigby in, like, Tennessee or something?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I wouldn't know. My geographical knowledge of North America isn't good. :) Google maps points to Alabama and Mississippi, when I ask it about the river's name.