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What are some words from the native Americans that have become part of the English language?
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∙ 12y ago
There are surprisingly many words that have been absorbed into English, but not always with the original native pronunciation or meaning. Just some are:
tipi..................................[Lakota] tipi (they live)
squash...........................[Natick] asquash (things eaten while not yet ripe)
papoose.........................[Natick] papease-ussu (he is very small)
mugwump.......................[Natick] mugquomp (a captain or war leader)
squaw.............................[Natick] squaas, -squa(a female)
wampum.........................[Natick] wompi (white) plus peag (beads)
succotash........................[Natick] m'sickquotash(corn taken off the cob)
wigwam...........................[Natick] wekuwomut (in his house)
totem...............................[Ojibwe] ododeman(one's family or kinship)
tomahawk........................[Lenape] tamahakan (he uses for cutting)
racoon..............................[Powhatan] rahagcun, rarowcun
moose...............................[Abenaki] mus, moosu(he cuts smooth, eats off)
moccasin...........................[Ojibwe] makesena, mukesinnah
caribou..............................[Mi'kmaq] khalibu'
There are many more examples.
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