Sabougla Creek is a
stream
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Mississippi
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.
''Sabougla'' is a name derived from the
Choctaw language
The Choctaw language (Choctaw: ), spoken by the Choctaw, an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, US, is a member of the Muskogean languages, Muskogean language family. Chickasaw language, Chickasaw is a separate but closely related l ...
possibly meaning "smoke".
Variant names are "Sabola", "Sabougala", "Sabougla Hatchie River", "Sabula Hatchie", and "Sobola".
References
Rivers of Mississippi
Rivers of Calhoun County, Mississippi
Rivers of Webster County, Mississippi
Mississippi placenames of Native American origin
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