The term "mingo" was derived from minko, a Choctaw word usually translated by the white man as "chief." Probably "leader" would be a more realistic meaning, because "chief" indicated to the white man a leader with more power than that actually exercised by a minko.
↑ Graham, Harold. The Family Connections of Jack Amos, Jack Amos, Newton County Citizen, Newton County, Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society.
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