What is a Native American word for corn?

Answer 1

maize is not a Native American word. It is from the Spanish word maíz, which means corn. There is no such thing as a generic Native American language. The Indigenous Americans are comprised of approximately 500 tribal nations, speaking today some 250 languages. Of those languages, many have more than one variation or dialect.

To answer your question, here is the word "corn" in five Native American indigenous languages:

Tsalagi (Cherokee): selu'

Dine' (Navajo): naadą́ą́'

Mohawk: onenhste

Muscogee Creek: vce (uh-jeh)

Choctaw: tanchi

Again, there is no such thing as a generic Native American spoken language. The only "generic" Native American language was and is the Native American sign language that was developed long before European contact for the purpose of trading and communicating basic information. The word for each sign depended on the languages spoken by the individuals using the language. To a Muscogee Creek speaking to a Tsalagi (Cherokee) in sign language, the sign for "corn" would be seen by the Creek individual as "Uh-jeh". At the same time, the same sign would be seen by the Tsalagi as "selu" (say-LOO).

Answer 2

ground corn.

Probably depends on the tribe as there were many different American Indian languages, many of them unrelated.

Answer 3

Wahgmeezah is the word for corn in Lakota.