Tunjony Lake
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Head of Kowatua Creek, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°26'49"N, 132°43'47"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104K/7 |
| Related Maps: |
104K 104K/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 May 1954 on 104K/7. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Tunjony" is recorded as being an anglicization of a Tahltan word meaning "Muddy Lake." This name was provided by a Tahltan person living at Telegraph Creek at the time, and it was recorded as a loose anglicization and translation, not a direct translation, as the recording team's grasp of the Tahltan langauge was limited. (January 1954 names list with remarks provided by Army Survey Establishment, file T.5.54) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |