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Many names, and words from different tribes have found places in the English languages; however many are not what people think and are derogatory overall. Examples: * Hey (as a greeting) stems from several tribal words that mean the same thing, and are very close in pronunciation: Yata-Hey * Squaw (derogatory) while the original meaning of this word was simply "woman" the term has become derogatory meaning, either: whore or menial. * Chief - meaning leader, although not a strictly native word. Many places have Native American names, although they have been changed some to make it easier to say (some of them).

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