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The English word "canoe" does not come from any native American language. It is from Spanish canoa, which is a mis-reading of Latin capha, meaning a small boat.

Some native words for canoe are:

wigudi (Abenaki)

waskwayosi (Cree)

wigwass-tcheeman (Ojibwa)

moosulk' (Micmac)

chemung (Natick)

amasui (Wampanoag)

akweden (Passamaquoddy)

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