Some Native American words for "bear" are:
Oneida - ohkwa·lí
Cherokee - ya'na
Choctaw - ni'ta
Ojibwa - mukwa (grizzly bear = misabe mukwa)
Shawnee - m'kwah
Potawatomi - mko
Cheyenne - nahqui
Arapaho - whoth
Arikara - kuunux
Pawnee - kuuruks
Mandan - mato
Omaha - mon'chu
Dakota - mato
Zuni - iee shai
Hidatsa - nohpitsi
Crow - daxpitse
Nez Perce - yahka'
Blackfoot - kiaiu or kaiyi (it means "one who is lost")
Shoshone - weda'
Comanche - wasahpe
The bear or bear claw represents strength and resiliance.
it means bear comes from choktaw
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hoakamatena
Zuni is a Native American tribe that lives in western New Mexico.
Native American/ African
An American black bear is a bear native to cool climates in North America, Latin name Ursus americanus.
A bear claw (usually a depiction of the bear's head is at the base of the claw on statues, idols, etc) is a symbol of strength and resiliance in Native American mythology.
KIMIMELA, Sioux
There are MANY Native American languages, so please specify which one you want the translation in.
The bear or bear claw represents strength and resiliance.
it means bear comes from choktaw
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Nanuk
Zuni was a Native American word.
A bear walker is a term in Native American folklore for an evil sorcerer, especially one who walks by night in the form of a bear.
A well-known native American axiom has it that "If a tree falls in the forest, the hawk will see it and the deer will hear it; but the bear... the bear will smell it."