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Native American Languages

Information and translations for Native American languages. Please note each tribe has its own language, and there is no single "Native American" language.

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Why do Indians speak Indian?

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The reasons essentially are no different to any other group that possesses the ability to express themselves in more that one way. two pilots/lawyers/plumbers will use word from their specialist field without even thinking. Indians or Pakistanis or any other peoples will use words or expression from both languages in which they are fluent This is true of South Asians who speak English as a second language or as in my case have grown up with English as their main language with the Asian language taking second position. The main reason of course is that it is convenient to use the language that best expresses what you want to say at that very moment, even if that means switching between two different languages. For the descendants of immigrants it can also show a sense of being at ease with both facets of your cultural makeup.

How did Columbus react to the natives when he reached America?

Its hard to say how he really felt because obviously we werent in his mind. He was probobly confused no scratch that definately confused because instead of know where he was he thought he was in india(thus marking the indian name) hope this helps

What does Susan mean in Native American language?

Susan can ultimately be boiled down to mean "Lily," "Rose," and "Lotus."

Having said that... I suppose that the following could decently suit:

Adsila (meaning "Blossom"), Algoma ("Valley of Flowers"), Kineks ("Rosebud"), Lomasi ("Pretty Flower"), Mansi ("Plucked Flower"), Mausi ("Plucks Flowers"), Ogin ("Wild Rose"), Polikwaptiwa("Butterfly Sitting on a Flower"), Posala ("Farewell to Spring Flowers"), Rayen ("Flower"), Sihu ("Flower"), Yamka ("Blossom.")

What are Native American words for bear?

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

Does the Cheyenne tribe still exist today?

Yes. The Northern Cheyenne live on a reservation next to the Crow reservation in Montana (a small portion of their original homeland), while the Southern Cheyenne were removed to Oklahoma where their descendants still live today.

Why Asians are more skinny than american?

Asians are usually skinny because of their diet. It includes a lot of plant material and the way the food is cooked also has an effect on body weight.
It's just because they eat healthier foods then americans.

Name 5 things about Native Americans?

native Americans were in the USA
inut During traditional Wasco wedding ceremonies, the wedding couple stands on a tule mat. They are wrapped with a Pendleton Woolen Mills blanket. Two eagle feathers are put into the bride's hair. At the end of the ceremony, the couple give the tule mat away to an elder.

Did the blackfoot Indians have a chief with the last name lightfoot?

A horse named Lightfoot may have been born to another horse called Blackfoot in Ireland in the 1920s; neither horse has any connection at all with the Blackfoot tribes.

There is apparently a modern US citizen named Don Lightfoot who served in the US Marine Corps and "traces his heritage to the Blackfoot tribe", whatever that means. He is not and never has been a Blackfoot, Piegan or Blood chief.

How did the conquistadors treat the Native Americans?

Most of them were assimilated into the society; nowadays between 60% and 80% of the population is considered mestizo, or the result of interracial marriages between Native Americans and Spanish conquistadors.

The fraction that was unassimilated, consisted mainly of semi-nomadic groups that received the same treatment of their counterparts in the United States: often sacked from their lands, fleeing to increasingly inhospitable lands, such as the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts to the north, or the Lacandon Jungle to the south.

How many languages did the native americans speak?

It is impossible to give an accurate answer since many languages became extinct long before European explorers arrived to record them and others are still being discovered in South America today. The languages spoken by the Clovis people, the Mound Builders and the original occupants of Cahokia for example are unknown and unrecorded.

Only rough estimates can be made; these give around 300 known languages originally spoken north of Mexico, 27 languages in Mexico and Central America and around 1,500 in South America, totalling 1,827. There were probably many more than this.

What is the word Iroquois derived from?

It is belived that that word Iroquois could be derived possibly from the phrase "hiro kone" wick was used by the people of the first nation known as the Haudenssaunee who are commonly know today as the Iroquois.

What were the characteristics of the Atakapa tribe?

They practiced ritual cannibalism upon their vanquished enemies.

While they WOULD roast captured Spaniards alive, they would NOT eat them, in an act of vengeance toward the Spanish nation.

They followed and hunted the buffalo herds, considering the animals to be relatively tame and easily frightened.

As a tribe, they were hunters, gatherers, AND farmers.

How many Native Americans were slaves?

Almost all natives were slaves until they formed an army and started a war with the English

What is a Native American word meaning daughter?

Just a few examples are:

Kalispel.............................smeem (general word for girl), sheshutem (a girl aged under 12), stiitemish (a girl over 12)

Sahaptin (Yakama)............pt'íniks, pt'íits or pt'ínits

Araikara (Sanish)..............suúnatŝ

Maliseet............................pilsqehsis

Abenaki.............................n'ôkskuasis

Menomini...........................ki:qse:hsaeh

Ojibwe...............................ikwézens, ikwezéns

Arapaho............................hiseihíhi'

Cheyenne..........................he'e-ka'eshkone

Delaware (Lenape)............ochquetit, quetit

Powhatan..........................usqwaseins

Nakapi................................iskwaas

Mohegan............................sqáhsihs

Natick.................................nunsqua, nunsq, nunk-squaes

Cherokee...........................ageyutsa

Choctaw.............................vllatek

Aztec (Nahuatl)...................cihuatontli

Taino...................................nana'

Xavante...............................ba'õno

Inca (Quechua)....................p'asña

Maya....................................xchúupal

Lakota.................................wichin or wichincha

Hidatsa................................makadistamia, miakaza

Mandan................................sookmeha

Which is Smarter Geeks or Nerds?

A geek can be cool; a nerd can't. It may seem like an oxymoron, but I'm considered a preppy geek. I love comics, sci-fi, the net, and other geek stuff, but I also have plenty of friends and I love shopping, style, etc. This is often called geek chic.

A nerd is not usually well-adjusted to society; a nerd's friends are almost exclusively other nerds. Nerds are often smarter than geeks.

A geek doesn't have to be smart. He can just like wierd things. Most often nerds are the smart ones. So a smart geek would really just be a nerd but and a stupid nerd is probably not a nerd but just a geek.

also a geek waits outside a movie theater for 4 hours waiting for the Harry Potter premiere, a nerd on the otherhand goes to the premiere dressed as Harry Potter.

see the difference ?

What languages are spoken by Crow Indians?

The Woodland Cree speak various dialects of the Cree language, including Nīhithawīwin (Woods Cree),Nēhinawēwin (Atikamek), Nehilawewin and Leluwewin (Montagnais) and Iyiyiw-Iyimiwin(North-East Cree). There are several other dialects and all belong to the Algonquian language family.

What is the native American word for Mississippi?

Every tribe was different and each had a different term in their own language for the Mississippi.

The Pawnee name was Kickaátit. The Cheyenne called it the "Big Greasy River" (Máʼxe-éʼometaaʼe) which sounds less than attractive. The Arapaho called it Beesniicíe. Among the Ojibwe/Chippewa people different sections of the river have different names - one of these is Gichi-ziibi. The Mohawk name was Yandawezue, meaning great river.

It is alleged that the Choctaws called it Misha sipokni - meaning "beyond age", but this is not confirmed.

Why did the government want the native Americans removed from their land?

It wanted more land for immigrants from Europe, or it wanted the natural resources the land held--everything from trees, oil, and minerals. Most native Americans could not develop those resources.

How many words is there in the American language?

There are 5 vowels and 2 semi-vowels (Y and W).

But there are from 11 to 20 "vowel sounds" in English, made by one or more vowels in various words.

Vowels in the English AlphabetThe 5 traditional vowels are A, E, I, O, and U. However, in English the the letters W and Y can also represent vowel sounds, but they don't always do so. Hence, they may be considered vowels "sometimes".

Examples with Y and W as vowels:

  • In the word "by" [ˈbɑɪ], the Y represents the vowel diphthong [ɑɪ], sometimes called the "Long I" sound.
  • In the word "cow" [ˈkaÊŠ], the W represents the vowel sound [ÊŠ].

Examples where Y and W do not represent vowels:

  • In the word "yet" [jÉ›t], the Y represents the semi-vowel sound [j].
  • In the word "we" [wi:], the W represents the semi-vowel sound [w].
Vowel Sounds in the English LanguageDepending on the accent, the English language can have anywhere from 11 to 20 vowel sounds. As evidenced above, the English alphabet only has 5 letters that are used exclusively to represent vowels.

Using the General American accent as an example, these are some of the vowel sounds that exist, excluding diphthongs:

  • [É‘] - the A in father
  • [æ] - the A in cat
  • [É™] - the A in about
  • [É›] - the E in bet
  • [e] - the A in pay
  • [Éœ]* - the UR in purple or the IRin bird, usually followed by an [ɹ]
  • [i] - the I in machine
  • [ɪ] - the I in big
  • [o] - the O in toe
  • [É”] - the O in cost
  • [u] - the OO in cool
  • [ÊŠ] - the OO in good
  • [ÊŒ] - the U in bug
*R-colored (rhotic) vowels:
  • [ɝ] - the OR in work
  • [Éš] - the ER in butter