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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.
1,626 Questions
What is the word for welcome in pawnee language?
The Pawnee greeting is nawah [nah-wah].
"How are you" is tiriikirahku.
What does 'how' mean in Native American?
To natives the word means "Pret-Indian" or someone who is pretending to be a Native; at least at some level.
Some sites note that the usage of the word "How" comes from a Lakota word "Hau" and popularized on TV for many years. It should be noted that the Lakota were not met till well after expansion into North America, and they are not amused at its usage (so I would not suggest trying to use it with them, or any Native American)
yea there is alot of idian people in my school
How do you say I will see you again in Sioux?
Lo / la / los / las / te / os veo en Sioux (a manera de futuro)
What is the Native American word for light?
There are more than 700 different Native American languages spoken in North and South America.
If you are not sure which language you are talking about, here is a partial list of the most common Native American languages in North America:
- Abnaki, Eastern
- Achumawi
- Afro-Seminole Creole
- Ahtena
- Alabama
- Aleut
- Alsea
- Angloromani
- Apache, Jicarilla
- Apache, Kiowa
- Apache, Lipan
- Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua
- Apache, Western
- Arapaho
- Arikara
- Assiniboine
- Atakapa
- Atsugewi
- Barbareño
- Biloxi
- Blackfoot
- Caddo
- Cahuilla
- Carolina Algonquian
- Carolinian
- Catawba
- Cayuga
- Chamorro
- Chehalis, Lower
- Chehalis, Upper
- Cherokee
- Chetco
- Cheyenne
- Chickasaw
- Chimariko
- Chinook
- Chinook Wawa
- Chippewa
- Chitimacha
- Choctaw
- Chumash
- Clallam
- Cocopa
- Coeur d'Alene
- Columbia-Wenatchi
- Comanche
- Coos
- Coquille
- Cowlitz
- Cree, Plains
- Crow
- Cruzeño
- Cupeño
- Dakota
- Degexit'an
- Delaware
- Delaware, Pidgin
- Esselen
- Evenki
- Eyak
- Galice
- Gros Ventre
- Gwich'in
- Halkomelem
- Han
- Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai
- Hawai'i Creole English
- Hawai'i Pidgin Sign Language
- Hawaiian
- Hidatsa
- Ho-Chunk
- Holikachuk
- Hopi
- Hupa
- Ineseño
- Inupiaq
- Inupiatun, North Alaskan
- Inupiatun, Northwest Alaska
- Iowa-Oto
- Jemez
- Jingpho
- Kalapuya
- Kalispel-Pend D'oreille
- Kansa
- Karkin
- Karok
- Kashaya
- Kato
- Kawaiisu
- Keres, Eastern
- Keres, Western
- Kickapoo
- Kiowa
- Kitsai
- Klamath-Modoc
- Koasati
- Koyukon
- Kumiai
- Kuskokwim, Upper
- Kutenai
- Lakota
- Luiseño
- Lumbee
- Lushootseed
- Mahican
- Maidu, Northeast
- Maidu, Northwest
- Maidu, Valley
- Makah
- Malecite-Passamaquoddy
- Mandan
- Mattole
- Menominee
- Meskwaki
- Miami
- Michif
- Micmac
- Mikasuki
- Miwok, Bay
- Miwok, Central Sierra
- Miwok, Coast
- Miwok, Lake
- Miwok, Northern Sierra
- Miwok, Plains
- Miwok, Southern Sierra
- Mohave
- Mohawk
- Mohegan-Montauk-Narragansett
- Mokilese
- Molale
- Mono
- Muskogee
- Nanticoke
- Natchez
- Navajo
- Nawathinehena
- Nez Perce
- Nisenan
- Nooksack
- Nottoway
- Obispeño
- Ofo
- Ohlone, Northern
- Ohlone, Southern
- Okanagan
- Omaha-Ponca
- Oneida
- Onondaga
- Osage
- Ottawa
- Paiute, Northern
- Pawnee
- Piro
- Piscataway
- Plains Indian Sign Language
- Pomo, Central
- Pomo, Eastern
- Pomo, Northeastern
- Pomo, Northern
- Pomo, Southeastern
- Pomo, Southern
- Potawatomi
- Powhatan
- Purepecha
- Purisimeño
- Quapaw
- Quechan
- Quileute
- Quinault
- Salinan
- Salish, Southern Puget Sound
- Salish, Straits
- Sea Island Creole English
- Seneca
- Serrano
- Shasta
- Shawnee
- Shoshoni
- Siuslaw
- Skagit
- Snohomish
- Spanish
- Spokane
- Takelma
- Tanacross
- Tanaina
- Tanana, Lower
- Tanana, Upper
- Tenino
- Tewa
- Tillamook
- Timbisha
- Tiwa, Northern
- Tiwa, Southern
- Tlingit
- Tohono O'odham
- Tolowa
- Tonkawa
- Tsimshian
- Tübatulabal
- Tunica
- Tuscarora
- Tutelo
- Tututni
- Twana
- Umatilla
- Unami
- Ute-Southern Paiute
- Ventureño
- Wailaki
- Walla Walla
- Wampanoag
- Wappo
- Wasco-Wishram
- Washo
- Wichita
- Wintu
- Wiyot
- Wyandot
- Yakima
- Yaqui
- Yokuts
- Yuchi
- Yuki
- Yupik, Central
- Yupik, Central Siberian
- Yupik, Pacific Gulf
- Yurok
- Zuni
How do you say my name is pretty eagle in crow language?
That would be Mĭ Déahĭtsĭśh ché'wak.Falsely claiming to have the name of an important 19th century Crow warrior and war chief would be considered very offensive to a real Crow.
What was the primary Native American language used to send information during World War 2?
Navajo, it is considered the most difficult language to decifer and learn. Cherokee was also used, but not near as extensively Bri (edited by Jack)
Werowance is an English attempt to say the Powhatan word wiroans or wiroance, meaning a great man or chief. Weowances would be Powhatan chiefs.
In Mandarin the word for teacher is lao shi (pronounced lou shr).
A single word like that is unlikely to translate into "little black bear" in English, simply because "little" and "black" would have to be expressed as separate concepts in most native languages.
The Ojibwe term makwa means simply "bear"; to say "black bear" is two words - makadewi-makwa. To make this a "little black bear" adds a diminutive ending (-oons): makadewi-makoons.
So makoons on its own simply means a bear cub, which might be brown, black or any other colour.
A man would call a male friend kola (sometimes spelled khola, since the K sound is much more throaty than in English). My (male) friend is mitakola.
A woman or girl would call a female friend mashke(mash-kay).
An old term formerly used by men is mashe (mash-ay) - also means brother-in-law.
A less common female term for a female friend is washe(wash-ay).
The verb meaning "to be friends" is okolaya.
How do you say hello in mohak language?
I guess you mean Mohawk, one of the Iroquoian languages.
The general Mohawk greeting is kwe kwe. This is only used when meeting someone for the first time.
Kwe kwe, skennenko:wa ken? means "hello, how are you?".
When you later meet that person again, "hello again" is she:kon.
What does The name Xchion mean?
Xchion is not a native American name and it appears to be a purely invented username on some websites.
It may be a corruption of Xchin, which is a technical designation for a particular study course under the "Education Abroad Program" (EAP) managed by the University of California, which also includes XHIS and XJAPN.
What does the word kweh mean in native American language?
The word "kweh" does not have a specific meaning across all Native American languages, as there are many distinct languages and dialects among Indigenous peoples. However, in some contexts, particularly among the Cherokee, "kweh" can be an informal greeting or an expression of surprise or acknowledgment. The meaning can vary significantly based on cultural context and the specific language being referenced.
Just a very few of the thousands of native American languages in North, Central and South America are:
Cholan (Guatemala, San Salvador, Honduras)
Yucatec (Mexico, Belize)
Nheengatu (Brazil)
Tucano (Brazil)
Kaingang (Brazil)
Bororo (Brazil)
Aymara (Peru)
Quechua (Peru)
Ashaninka (Peru)
Guarani (Paraguay)
Maka (Paraguay)
Panare (Venezuela)
Yabarana (Venezuela)
Yamana (Chile)
Abipon (Argentina)
Kaiwa (Argentina)
Mapudungun (Argentina)
Achuar-Shiwiar (Ecuador)
Epena (Ecuador)
Chatino (Mexico)
Chinantec (Mexico)
Chocholtec (Mexico)
Cochimi (Mexico)
Cora (Mexico)
Nahuatl (Mexico)
Mixe (Mexico)
Various Apache dialects (USA)
Navajo (USA)
Lakota (USA)
Crow (USA)
Cheyenne (USA)
Cherokee (USA)
Hopi (USA)
Blackfoot (Canada)
Algonquin (Canada)
Cree (Canada)
Dogrib (Canada)
Kwakiutl (Canada)
Shuswap (Canada)
Tutchone (Canada)
What does the word Niijii mean in native American?
Ally, brother, endearment to another man.
Not to be confused with fri-END which are enemies equivalent to the the term Frenemies.
What is the native American word for bright?
That depends on which language you want. Pick one.
- Adai †
- Algic (30)
- Alsean (2) †
- Atakapa †
- Beothuk †
- Caddoan (5)
- Cayuse †
- Chimakuan (2)
- Chimariko †
- Chinookan (3)
- Chitimacha †
- Chumashan (6) †
- Coahuilteco †
- Comecrudan (United States & Mexico) (3) †
- Coosan (2) †
- Cotoname †
- Eskimo-Aleut (7)
- Esselen †
- Haida
- Iroquoian (11)
- Kalapuyan (3) †
- Karankawa †
- Karuk
- Keresan (2)
- Kutenai
- Maiduan (4)
- Muskogean (9)
- Na-Dené (United States, Canada & Mexico) (39)
- Natchez †
- Palaihnihan (2)
- Plateau Penutian (4) (also known as Shahapwailutan)
- Pomoan (7)
- Salinan †
- Salishan (23)
- Shastan (4) †
- Siouan-Catawban (19)
- Siuslaw †
- Solano †
- Takelma †
- Tanoan (7)
- Timucua †
- Tonkawa †
- Tsimshianic (2)
- Tunica †
- Utian (15) (also known as Miwok-Costanoan)
- Uto-Aztecan (33)
- Wakashan (7)
- Wappo †
- Washo
- Wintuan (4)
- Yana †
- Yokutsan (3)
- Yuchi
- Yuki †
- Yuman (11)
- Zuni
The indigenous languages of Mexico that have more than 100,000 speakers
The Chibchan languages.
See also: Mesoamerican languages
- Alagüilac (Guatemala) †
- Algic (United States, Canada & Mexico) (29)
- Chibchan (Central America & South America) (22)
- Coahuilteco †
- Comecrudan (Texas & Mexico) (3) †
- Cotoname †
- Cuitlatec (Mexico: Guerrero) †
- Guaicurian (8)
- Guaymí (Ngäbere) (Costa Rica & Panama)
- Huave
- Jicaquean
- Lencan
- Maratino (northeastern Mexico)
- Mayan (31)
- Misumalpan
- Mixe-Zoquean (19)
- Na-Dené (United States, Canada & Mexico) (40)
- Naolan (Mexico: Tamaulipas)
- Oto-Manguean (27)
- P'urhépecha
- Quinigua (northeast Mexico)
- Seri
- Solano †
- Tequistlatecan (3)
- Totonacan (2)
- Uto-Aztecan (United States & Mexico) (33)
- Xincan
- Yuman (United States & Mexico) (11)
How do you pronounce the native American word dine?
There are more than 700 different Native American languages spoken in North and South America.
If you are not sure which language you are talking about, here is a partial list of the most common Native American languages in North America:
- Abnaki, Eastern
- Achumawi
- Afro-Seminole Creole
- Ahtena
- Alabama
- Aleut
- Alsea
- Angloromani
- Apache, Jicarilla
- Apache, Kiowa
- Apache, Lipan
- Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua
- Apache, Western
- Arapaho
- Arikara
- Assiniboine
- Atakapa
- Atsugewi
- Barbareño
- Biloxi
- Blackfoot
- Caddo
- Cahuilla
- Carolina Algonquian
- Carolinian
- Catawba
- Cayuga
- Chamorro
- Chehalis, Lower
- Chehalis, Upper
- Cherokee
- Chetco
- Cheyenne
- Chickasaw
- Chimariko
- Chinook
- Chinook Wawa
- Chippewa
- Chitimacha
- Choctaw
- Chumash
- Clallam
- Cocopa
- Coeur d'Alene
- Columbia-Wenatchi
- Comanche
- Coos
- Coquille
- Cowlitz
- Cree, Plains
- Crow
- Cruzeño
- Cupeño
- Dakota
- Degexit'an
- Delaware
- Delaware, Pidgin
- Esselen
- Evenki
- Eyak
- Galice
- Gros Ventre
- Gwich'in
- Halkomelem
- Han
- Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai
- Hawai'i Creole English
- Hawai'i Pidgin Sign Language
- Hawaiian
- Hidatsa
- Ho-Chunk
- Holikachuk
- Hopi
- Hupa
- Ineseño
- Inupiaq
- Inupiatun, North Alaskan
- Inupiatun, Northwest Alaska
- Iowa-Oto
- Jemez
- Jingpho
- Kalapuya
- Kalispel-Pend D'oreille
- Kansa
- Karkin
- Karok
- Kashaya
- Kato
- Kawaiisu
- Keres, Eastern
- Keres, Western
- Kickapoo
- Kiowa
- Kitsai
- Klamath-Modoc
- Koasati
- Koyukon
- Kumiai
- Kuskokwim, Upper
- Kutenai
- Lakota
- Luiseño
- Lumbee
- Lushootseed
- Mahican
- Maidu, Northeast
- Maidu, Northwest
- Maidu, Valley
- Makah
- Malecite-Passamaquoddy
- Mandan
- Mattole
- Menominee
- Meskwaki
- Miami
- Michif
- Micmac
- Mikasuki
- Miwok, Bay
- Miwok, Central Sierra
- Miwok, Coast
- Miwok, Lake
- Miwok, Northern Sierra
- Miwok, Plains
- Miwok, Southern Sierra
- Mohave
- Mohawk
- Mohegan-Montauk-Narragansett
- Mokilese
- Molale
- Mono
- Muskogee
- Nanticoke
- Natchez
- Navajo
- Nawathinehena
- Nez Perce
- Nisenan
- Nooksack
- Nottoway
- Obispeño
- Ofo
- Ohlone, Northern
- Ohlone, Southern
- Okanagan
- Omaha-Ponca
- Oneida
- Onondaga
- Osage
- Ottawa
- Paiute, Northern
- Pawnee
- Piro
- Piscataway
- Plains Indian Sign Language
- Pomo, Central
- Pomo, Eastern
- Pomo, Northeastern
- Pomo, Northern
- Pomo, Southeastern
- Pomo, Southern
- Potawatomi
- Powhatan
- Purepecha
- Purisimeño
- Quapaw
- Quechan
- Quileute
- Quinault
- Salinan
- Salish, Southern Puget Sound
- Salish, Straits
- Sea Island Creole English
- Seneca
- Serrano
- Shasta
- Shawnee
- Shoshoni
- Siuslaw
- Skagit
- Snohomish
- Spanish
- Spokane
- Takelma
- Tanacross
- Tanaina
- Tanana, Lower
- Tanana, Upper
- Tenino
- Tewa
- Tillamook
- Timbisha
- Tiwa, Northern
- Tiwa, Southern
- Tlingit
- Tohono O'odham
- Tolowa
- Tonkawa
- Tsimshian
- Tübatulabal
- Tunica
- Tuscarora
- Tutelo
- Tututni
- Twana
- Umatilla
- Unami
- Ute-Southern Paiute
- Ventureño
- Wailaki
- Walla Walla
- Wampanoag
- Wappo
- Wasco-Wishram
- Washo
- Wichita
- Wintu
- Wiyot
- Wyandot
- Yakima
- Yaqui
- Yokuts
- Yuchi
- Yuki
- Yupik, Central
- Yupik, Central Siberian
- Yupik, Pacific Gulf
- Yurok
- Zuni
What is a Native American word for medicine pouch?
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