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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 Austin Echols in Indian language?
There are about 450 Languages spoken in India and about 700 different Native American languages.
But there is no such language as "Indian".
What languages are spoken by Penobscot Indians?
Panawahpskek people, also known as Penobscot Indians, mainly speak English. There are also some that speak French.
The traditional Panawahpskek language is called Abenaki, or Abnaki. It is an endangered Algonquian language of Quebec and the northern states of New England, spoken by less than 10 people as of 2018. Some sources say less than 5. However, Penobscot Indians actually still use up to 500 Abenaki words in their daily lives, even though they don't speak the language.
The current generation is actively preserving and revitalizing the language.
How to introduce yourself in Indian language?
There are about 450 Languages spoken in India and about 700 different Native American languages.
But there is no such language as "Indian".
What is the spice mace in the Indian language called?
There are about 450 Languages spoken in India and about 700 different Native American languages.
But there is no such language as "Indian".
How many languages are athapaskan?
I think you mean Athabaskan.
There are three language families in this group, which in turn have more than 100 languages and dialects.
I heard it means something like the English phrase "on the ball".
It means "Many ants" in Akimel O'otham (Pima) language. It is also the name of the tribes 4th district on the Gila River Indian Community which is located In Central Arizona.
What language do the Indians speak in Dances With Wolves?
Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic western film based on the book of the same name which tells the story of a Civil War-era United States Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and his dealings with a group of Lakota.
They are part of a confederation of seven related Sioux tribes and speak Lakȟóta, one of the three major dialects of the Sioux language. The Lakota Nation includes the native peoples who once lived in the northern forests and along the upper Mississippi River in northern Minnesota.
The oldest Indian language is?
It's actually not possible to know, since all Indian languages are older than writing.
What is the Quileute translation for good morning?
The Quileute phrase meaning "good morning" is hah-ch chee-EH.
How do you say hello in Comanche?
In Comanche you say marúawe (hello to one person); marúawebukwu (hello to 2 people); marúaweka (hello to a group).
What is the difference between Indonesia and the Indian language?
Here is the difference:
1. Indonesia is a country in the south pacific
2. There is no such thing as "the Indian Language" (There are about 450 Languages spoken in India and about 700 different Native American languages)
What Indian tribe speaks Athabaskan language?
Navajos and the many Apache groups speak languages in the Athabascan family in the American Southwest.
Northern Athabascan languages are spoken by tribes in Alaska, Canada. There are also Athabascan languages spoken in Washington, Oregon and Northern California.
Here is a list of those languages by state or provence or territory.
- Alaska: Ahtna, Deg Hit'an, Dena'ina/Tanaina, Gwich'in/Kutchin, Hän, Holikachuk, Koyukon, Lower Tanana, Middle Tanana, Tanacross, Upper Tanana, Upper Kuskokwim
- Yukon Territory: Gwich'in/Kutchin, Hän, Kaska, Mountain, Tagish, Northern Tutchone, Southern Tutchone, Upper Tanana
- Northwest Territories: Bearlake, Dëne Sųłiné/Chipewyan, Gwich'in, Hare, Mountain, Slavey, Tłįchǫ Yatʼìi/Dogrib
- Nunavut: Dëne Sųłiné
- British Columbia: Babine-Witsuwit'en, Bearlake, Beaver, Chilcotin, Dakelh/Carrier, Hare, Kaska, Mountain, Nicola, Sekani/Tsek'ene, Slavey, Tagish, Tahltan, Tsetsaut
- Alberta: Beaver, Dëne Sųłiné, Slavey, Tsuut'ina/Sarcee
- Saskatchewan: Dëne Sųłiné
- Washington: Chilcotin, Kwalhioqua-Clatskanai (Willapa, Suwal), Nicola
- Oregon: Applegate, Clatskanie, Galice, Rogue River (Chasta Costa, Euchre Creek, Tututni, Upper Coquille), Tolowa, Upper Umpqua
- Northern California: Eel River, Hupa, Mattole-Bear River, Tolowa
How do you spell 2010 in ojibway?
The Ojibwe did not have a numeric system equivalent to modern English numbers, but they had words for each numeric value in their language.
To say "two thousand and ten" is niizhosagoons midaaswi. There are very many dialect variations.
The various Cree tribal groups call themselves nēhiyaw, nīhithaw, nēhilaw, nēhinaw, ininiw, ililiw, iynu, innu or iyyu. The meaning is "person" or "people", as for most native American tribal names.
Does the Apache tribe use the word dine for the people also?
The Apache and Navajo both belong to the Southern Athabaskan Language Family. This does not mean this was one language, but more like a root language like Latin is for French, Spanish, Italian, Etc.
They don't both use the exact word Diné. This is a Navajo word. There are six different Apache languages. In western Apache it is Ndee. The Mescalero Apache call themselves: Inday. The Lipan Apache say: Ndé.
The Southern Athabaskan Languages or "Apachean" is spoken by Jicarillo Apache, Mescalero Apache, Navajo, Lipan Apache, Chiricahua Apache, and by some Kiowa, and others.
All these words indeed mean "The People."
Sunkmanitu means coyote in Lakota.
What alphabets are native to North America?
The only one is the Cherokee alphabet. Other native languages use either the latin alphabet or their own writing system which is not alphabetic.
What does tue mean in Sioux language the spelling may be wrong but sounds like too?
There is no word "tu" in Lakota, but there is tó. This is an interjection meaning o.k., all right, very well; it is also used in reply to "thank you", when it means something like "you are welcome".
With an emphatic "t" (sometimes written thó) the word means blue or green.
