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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 Alphabet in Navajo?
The alphabet in Navajo is aa, bee, chee, ch\'ee, dee, dlee, dzee, ee, gee, ghee, hee, hwee, ii, jee, kee, k\'ee, kwee, lee, Łee, mee, nee, oo, see, shee, tee, t\'ee, Tł\'ah, Tł\'ee, tsee, ts\'ee, wee, xee, yee, zee,and zhee.
How did the native American's view of westward expansion differ from that of the settlers?
The natives were angered at what was occurring and also angry that their sacred land was desecrated. The Settlers thought this movement was a God given opportunity to move on in the new world.
How do you spell baby in Cree?
Cree has many words for baby, including awâsis,apiscawâsis and pêpîsis.
The Americans learn from Native Americans on how to fight?
YEs....when europeans came to the new world they found Indians here already. Since the Americans had fight they learned a great deal and helped them defeat the british in the revolution....
What does the Sioux word for Dakota mean?
Sioux in french means 'enemy' and this is why the Sioux people actually went by Dakota or Lakota.
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Answer: The Ojibwe term naadawesi means a large snake or an enemy and was applied at an early date to the Ojibwe's inveterate enemies the Sioux tribes. The plural form is naadawesiwag (snakes).
French explorers had trouble (as always) with the Ojibwe word and shortened it to just "siw", which they spelled Sioux in French - it is therefore definitely not a French word but a short form of an Ojibwe word.
Sioux means absolutely nothing in any of the Siouan languages, since it is not a Siouan word, but Ojibwe. A very large number of modern tribal names are incorrect in exactly the same way (mainly as the result of ignorant white people misunderstanding native languages).
An Athapascan is another term for an Athabascan, a group of peoples inhabiting Alaska, Canada, the Pacific coast of California and Oregon, believed to be part of the second great migration of peoples into the Americas.
When did the Cheyenne tribe die?
The Cheyenne or Tsêhéstáno tribe never died. There are two federally recognized Cheyenne peoples - the Northern Cheyenne, generally located in Montana and the Southern Cheyenne of Oklahoma. However, Cheyenne can be found all across America.
What is the word 'sorrow' in Native American?
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 helped introduce native americans to the world of economy?
Death, for a simple answer. Native Americans learned very quickly that these crazy people from Europe placed value on a small lump of yellow metal (quoting John Locke) and that these crazy people would kill over it.
Which word in the sentence does the adjective modifyRabbits can be playful pets out of the cage?
rabbits
What American Indian Language was spoken in Piedmont?
what American language was spoken in the piedmont
Depends on birth order. older brother of a male - ciye older brother of a female - tiblo younger brother - misũ twin - cekpa Note that this doesn't just apply to brothers, but also to male cousins whose parents are brothers. Or male cousins whose parents are sisters. Or step-brothers. All letters are IPA except for y (which is /j/) and e (which is /ε/).
bozho (hello)
Yes and there are many Native Americans that have group sites that you can find through searches if you have a desire to speak to Native Americans or learn ANY thing about Native Americans, the internet is a amazing educational tool that allows you to learn any thing about any race.
David, Member of The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
What is the conflict in the book native son?
Native Son tells the story of 20-year-old Bigger Thomas, an African-American youth living in poverty in Chicago's South Side during the 1930s. Thomas is accused of crimes and is arrested. During his trial, his lawyer argues there is no escape from this destiny for his client or any other black American. The destiny is they are the product of the society that formed them and told them since birth exactly who and what they were supposed to be.
What percentage of the total words in English does the average American's vocabulary consists of?
According to the Harpers Index, the average vocabulary used by 6- to 14-year-old American children in their writing has fallen from 25,000 words in 1945 to 10,000 words today.
What languages are spoken by Stockbridge-Munsee Indians?
Today, the Stockbridge-Munsee people only speak English.
Historically, they spoke:
- Mahican (also known as Mohican), a language of the Eastern Algonquian subgroup of the Algonquian language family, extinct since 1940.
- Munsee (also known as Delaware), an endangered language of the Eastern Algonquian subgroup of the Algonquian language family, itself a branch of the Algic language family. As of 2018, Munsee is believed to have about 4 or 5 speakers, all over the age of 77.
How did the Chinook language help trade among the other Pacific Northwest Indians?
Chinook jargon was spoken from California to Alaska. It made it possible for many diverse people to communicate and carry out trade.
What languages were spoken by Tonkawa Indians?
The extinct Tonkawa language was spoken in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico by the Tonkawa people. A language isolate, with no known related languages
Members of the Tonkawa tribe now speak English.
What languages are spoken by Coharie Indians?
Coharie people speak English.
Historically they spoke Carolina Iroquoian.
