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Every tribe had its own language and its own word for yes. A few examples from North America, out of many thousands, are:

Algonquin...............................enhenh

Mahican...................................qâ

Mohegan.................................nuks

Natick......................................nuks, o

Powhatan................................cuppeh

Cheyenne................................heehe'e (said by women), haahe (said by men)

Arapaho...................................wohei, 'ine, hee, 'oo

Mi'kmaq....................................e'

Cayuga....................................ę

Onondaga...............................neto, naye, nis, heen

Shoshone................................oosh

Kiowa......................................haw

Comanche...............................haa, tsuh

Catawba.................................hi'm, hiimbaa, himba

Kalispel/Flathead.....................eu, ah, shei

Lakota.....................................han, hiya, to, tosh, ohan, hau

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12y ago

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