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== Name == Little Turtle is an English translation of ''mihšihkinaahkwa'' {{IPA|[mih.ʃih.ki.naːh.kwa]}}, the phonetic spelling of his name in the [[Miami-Illinois language]]. His native name in historic records includes many variations, including Michikinikwa, Meshekunnoghquoh, Michikinakoua, Michikiniqua, Me-She-Kin-No-Quah, Meshecunnaquan, and Mischecanocquah. The word names a species of terrapin, probably the Midland [[painted turtle]]. There is no diminutive on this name in the original Miami-Illinois language.<ref>{{cite journal|author=David J. Costa|year=1992|title=Miami Illinois Animal Names|journal=Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics|volume=17|issue=3|pages=19–44}}</ref>
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