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Manchac is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. Dr. John R. Swanton, a linguist who worked with Native American languages, suggested that the name Manchac is derived from Imashaka, which is a Choctaw word meaning "the rear entrance." An early Choctaw language dictionary written by Cyrus Byington defines …
Manchac is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. Dr. John R. Swanton, a linguist who worked with Native American languages, suggested that the name Manchac is derived from Imashaka, which is a Choctaw word meaning "the rear entrance." An early Choctaw language dictionary written by Cyrus Byington defines the word im as a preposition meaning "place" and ashaka meaning "the back side or rear"
  • Elevation: 3 ft (0.9 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Louisiana
  • Parish: Tangipahoa
  • ZIP code: 70421
  • Area code: 985
  • Time zone: UTC-6 (CST)

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