Another word for Algonquian shaman is "medicine man" or "spiritual leader."
The most likely root for the word "caucus" is Algonquian, from an indigenous language spoken by the Algonquian peoples in North America, where it originally referred to a council or assembly.
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The word "papoose" is from the Algonquian language family, spoken by various Native American tribes across North America.
Although listed as the Greek kaukos, and Latin caucum (drinking vessel), the root has also been suggested as the Algonquian word caucauasu (adviser). The word is an 18th century Americanism.The Algonquian word caucauasu
The word moose has his origins in the Algonquian language. The Algonquian people are a native American tribe from the Ottawa river valley, of Canada. The word moose can also be found in Natick language, moos.
The word moose has his origins in the Algonquian language. The Algonquian people are a native American tribe from the Ottawa river valley, of Canada. The word moose can also be found in Natick language, moos.
The word "hickory" is derived from the Native American Algonquian language. Specifically, it comes from the Powhatan word "pocohiquara" which referred to a type of wood used for making bows.
The word "Indian" is a very vague term that could easily refer to the many languages of India; if you are asking for an example of a native American word for "mother" out of many hundreds (even thousands) of possible words, then the Natick word is okasu or witchwhaw.Natick is the name of the Algonquian language spoken by the Wampanoag, Narragansett and Massachusetts tribes.
Meicigama is an Algonquian Native American word. It means "big lake" and refers to Lake Michigan.
Algonquian is not a tribe, it's a large grouping of tribes that speak Algonquian languages. Tribes in the Powhatan confederacy, which Pocahontas was part of, spoke an Algonquian dialect. That language is now extinct, though there are efforts to reconstruct it, which means they have an approximation of it based on historical word lists and still-existing Algonquian dialects.