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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 the Navajo word for Thank you?
ahéheeʼ is the Navajo word for "thank you". The root stem is one for gratitude. About 175,000 people speak Navajo and this is the most common way to say it.
The mark above the e is high tone. The mark at the end is a glottal stop consonant. e and ee are said like in "met" but the double e is held longer. The first h is much harsher than in English , almost like a Spanish J.
What continent speak in Spanish Portuguese English French and Quechua?
The South American countries where Spanish, Portuguese, and English are spoken are Brazil; Argentina and Uruguay; Bolivia and Paraguay; and The Co-operative Republic of Guyana and Venezuela.
What was the Ute Indian language Called?
The Ute Indian language, Ute meaning the people from the northwestern Utah/Colorado regions, is called Ute in English. The entire tribe is calleds themselves Nuchu, the people, and there are many bands and families with various names. Each band has it's own dielect of the Uto-Aztecan language, however Utes usually refer to the language generally as Nuchu.
the India Indian language is called Sanskrit
How do you write blessed in Cherokee language?
Sure(: I'm 50% Cherokke blessing as in a blessing in your life is - adadoligi
Which word is used for goat in Indian languages?
Punjabi/Urdu/Hindi Sheep; Beidd Goat; Bakara Camel; Uhnt Yak; Gah
What is the Sioux word for grandmother?
Kinship terms in all Algonquian languages are extremely complex and many have different terms for use by a male or a female speaker. The Mi'kmaq term for "my grandmother" is nkijinen
How do you say wind in the Lakota Sioux language?
Dogs in general have no "native language" nor do they ever truly understand words as humans do. That being the case, it is still possible to teach dogs commands in any language, given the appropriate physical associations and vocal tones. Dogs understand changes in pitch better than the words themselves, so as long as you're consistent, your dog will learn.
As for the command "sit," One of the beat ways to go about it is to hold one of your hands above the dog's head with a treat inside. As your dog looks up towards that hand gently (but firmly) push the rear end of your dog down with your other hand while speaking "SIT" (or the Sioux equivalent). And reward with the treat as positive reinforcement.
More dog training tips can be found at dogbreedinfo.com/training
What does the name May mean in the Cherokee language?
It does not mean anything. "Christian" or "European" names like that may mean something in the history of that language, but it is not a Cherokee (Tsalagi) word so it does not mean anything.
What do a miwok use for money?
Chinooks did not have money like we understand money today. Chinooks traded items to get what they wanted or needed.
Dentalia shells were prized and very valuable. In the early 1900s a large carved shell could by several bags of groceries.
How do you say chief 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 Navajo word for strength?
The Navajo word for Light is adinídíín
a light (something that makes light) is: bee adinídínígíí
electric light: atsiniltł'ish bee adinídínígíí
to be lit up: hool'įįh
to give off light: bits'ádi'nídíín
to produce light: adiníłdíín
How do you say strong heart in Native American?
In Lakota the terms for warrior are zuya wichasha ("going to war man"), ikichize wichasha ("weapon man") or akichita (warrior selected as camp police).
What is the Sioux word for sleep?
Peace, in the sense of calmness or tranquillity is woablakela in the Lakota language. This would be different in other Sioux dialects.
What is the Navajo word for grandfather?
This is one of a category of words that in Navajo can only be in the possessive. e.g my mother, your mother, his mother etc....
So "my mother": shimá
your mother: nimá
his. her/it's mother: bimá
someone's mother: amá
4thperson(one's mother); hamá
our mother: nihimá
and many more....
The mark over the a make the second syllable high tone (not accent or stress). Tone changes meaning in Navajo.
What is the word for strong in the Cherokee language?
CORRECTED ANSWER. Interesting that I just happened to have had a Cherokee grandmother. There are 2 main words for this: u-la-ni-gi-da, and u-hu-ss-ti. The original answer is the one marked through. strong
What languages were spoken by Inuit Indians?
The Inuit are not Indians and the Inuit have many different languages. It's like asking someone what did Europeans speak?
How do you say gentle spirit in native American?
That depends on which Native American Tribe you want:
A
A'ananin (Aane), Abenaki (Abnaki, Abanaki, Abenaqui), Absaalooke (Absaroke), Achumawi (Achomawi), Acjachemen, Acoma, Agua Caliente, Adai,Ahtna (Atna), Ajachemen, Akimel O'odham, Akwaala (Akwala), Alabama-Coushatta, Aleut, Alutiiq, Algonquians (Algonkians), Algonquin (Algonkin),Alliklik, Alnobak (Alnôbak, Alnombak), Alsea (Älsé, Alseya), Andaste, Anishinaabe (Anishinabemowin, Anishnabay), Aniyunwiya, Antoniaño, Apache,Apalachee, Applegate, Apsaalooke (Apsaroke), Arapaho (Arapahoe), Arawak, Arikara, Assiniboine, Atakapa, Atikamekw, Atsina, Atsugewi (Atsuke),Araucano (Araucanian), Avoyel (Avoyelles), Ayisiyiniwok, Aymara, Aztec
B
Babine, Bannock, Barbareño, Bari, Bear River, Beaver, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Beothuks (Betoukuag), Bidai, Biloxi, Black Carib, Blackfoot (Blackfeet),Blood Indians, Bora
C
Caddo (Caddoe), Cahita, Cahto, Cahuilla, Calapooya (Calapuya, Calapooia), Calusa (Caloosa), Carib, Carquin, Carrier, Caska, Catawba, Cathlamet,Cayuga, Cayuse, Celilo, Central Pomo, Chahta, Chalaque, Chappaquiddick (Chappaquiddic, Chappiquidic), Chawchila (Chawchilla), Chehalis, Chelan,Chemehuevi, Cheraw, Cheroenhaka (Cheroenkhaka, Cherokhaka), Cherokee, Chetco, Cheyenne (Cheyanne), Chickamaugan, Chickasaw, Chilcotin,Chilula-Wilkut, Chimariko, Chinook, Chinook Jargon, Chipewyan (Chipewyin), Chippewa, Chitimacha (Chitamacha), Chocheno, Choctaw, Cholon, Chontal de Tabasco (Chontal Maya), Choynimni (Choinimni), Chukchansi, Chumash, Clackamas (Clackama), Clallam, Clatskanie (Clatskanai), Clatsop, Cmique,Coastal Cree, Cochimi, Cochiti, Cocopa (Cocopah), Coeur d'Alene, Cofan, Columbia (Columbian), Colville, Comanche, Comcaac, Comox, Conestoga,Coos (Coosan), Copper River Athabaskan, Coquille, Cora, Coso, Costanoan, Coushatta, Cowichan, Cowlitz, Cree, Creek, Croatan (Croatoan), Crow,Cruzeño, Cuna, Cucupa (Cucapa), Cupeño (Cupa), Cupik (Cu'pik, Cuit)
D
Dakelh, Dakota, Dakubetede, Dawson, Deg Xinag (Deg Hit'an), Delaware, Dena'ina (Denaina), Dene, Dene Suline (Denesuline), Dene Tha, Diegueno, Dine (Dineh), Dogrib, Dohema (Dohma), Dumna, Dunne-za (Dane-zaa, Dunneza),
E
Eastern Inland Cree, Eastern Pomo, Eel River Athabascan, Eenou (Eeyou), Eskimo, Esselen, Etchemin (Etchimin), Euchee, Eudeve (Endeve), Excelen, Eyak
F
Fernandeno (Fernandeño), Flathead Salish, Fox
G
Gabrielino (Gabrieleño), Gae, Gaigwu, Galibi, Galice, Garifuna, Gashowu, Gitxsan (Gitksan), Gosiute (Goshute), Gros Ventre, Guarani, Guarijio (Guarijío),Gulf, Gwich'in (Gwichin, Gwitchin),
H
Haida, Haisla, Halkomelem (Halqomeylem), Hän (Han Hwech'in), Hanis, Hare, Hatteras, Haudenosaunee, Havasupai, Hawaiian, Heiltsuk, Heve, Hiaki,Hichiti (Hitchiti), Hidatsa, Hocak (Ho-Chunk, Hochunk), Holikachuk, Homalco, Hoopa, Hopi, Hopland Pomo, Hualapai, Huelel, Huichol, Huichun, Hupa,Huron
I
Illini (Illiniwek, Illinois), Inca, Ineseño (Inezeño), Ingalik (Ingalit), Innoko, Innu, Inuktitut (Inupiat, Inupiaq, Inupiatun), Iowa-Oto (Ioway), Iroquois Confederacy, Ishak, Isleño, Isleta, Itza Maya (Itzah), Iviatim, Iynu
J
James Bay Cree, Jemez, Juaneno (Juaneño), Juichun
K
Kabinapek, Kainai (Kainaiwa), Kalapuya (Kalapuyan, Kalapooya), Kalina (Kaliña), Kanenavish, Kanien'kehaka (Kanienkehaka), Kalispel, Kansa (Kanza, Kanze), Karankawa, Karkin, Karok (Karuk), Kashaya, Kaska, Kaskaskia, Kathlamet, Kato, Kaw, Kenaitze (Kenai), Keres (Keresan), Kichai, Kickapoo (Kikapu), Kiliwa (Kiliwi), Kiowa, Kiowa Apache, Kitanemuk, Kitsai, Klahoose, Klallam, Klamath-Modoc, Klatskanie (Klatskanai), Klatsop, Klickitat,Koasati, Kolchan, Konkow (Konkau), Konomihu, Kootenai (Ktunaxa, Kutenai), Koso, Koyukon, Kuitsh, Kulanapo (Kulanapan, Kulanapa), Kumeyaay (Kumiai), Kuna, Kupa, Kusan, Kuskokwim, Kutchin (Kootchin), Kwaiailk, Kwakiutl (Kwakwala), Kwalhioqua, Kwantlen, Kwapa (Kwapaw), Kwinault (Kwinayl)
L
Laguna, Lakhota (Lakota), Lakmiak (Lakmayut), Lassik, Laurentian (Lawrencian), Lecesem, Lenape (Lenni Lenape), Lillooet, Lipan Apache, Listiguj (Listuguj), Lnuk (L'nuk, L'nu'k, Lnu), Lokono, Loucheux (Loucheaux), Loup, Lower Chehalis, Lower Coquille, Lower Cowlitz, Lower Tanana, Lower Umpqua, Luckiamute (Lukiamute), Luiseño, Lumbee, Lummi, Lushootseed, Lutuamian
M
Macushi (Macusi), Mahican, Maidu, Maina (Mayna), Makah, Makushi, Maliseet (Maliceet, Malisit, Malisset), Mandan, Mapuche (Mapudungun, Mapudugan), Maricopa, Massachusett (Massachusetts), Massasoit (Massassoit, Mashpee), Mattabesic Mattole, Maumee, Matlatzinca, Mayan, Mayo,Mengwe, Menominee (Menomini), Mescalero-Chiricahua, Meskwaki (Mesquakie), Metis Creole, Miami-Illinois, Miccosukee, Michif, Micmac (Mi'gmaq),Migueleño, Mikasuki, Mi'kmaq (Mikmawisimk), Mingo, Minqua, Minsi, Minto, Miskito (Mosquito), Missouria, Miwok (Miwuk), Mixe, Mixtec (Mixteco, Mixteca), Mobilian Trade Jargon, Modoc, Mohave, Mohawk, Mohegan, Mohican, Mojave, Molale (Molalla, Molala), Monache (Mono), Montagnais,Montauk, Moosehide, Multnomah, Munsee (Munsie, Muncey, Muncie), Muskogee (Muscogee, Mvskoke), Musqueam, Mutsun
N
Nabesna, Nadot'en (Natoot'en, Natut'en), Nahane (Nahani, Nahanne), Nahuat, Nahuatl, Nakoda (Nakota), Nambe, Nanticoke, Nantucket, Narragansett,Naskapi, Nass-Gitxsan, Natchez, Natick, Naugutuck, Navajo (Navaho), Nawat, Nayhiyuwayin, Nde, Nee-me-poo, Nehiyaw (Nehiyawok), Netela, New Blackfoot, Newe, Nez Perce, Niantic, Nicola, Niitsipussin (Niitsitapi), Nimiipuu (Nimi'ipu), Nipmuc, Nisenan (Nishinam), Nisga'a (Nisgaa, Nishga),Nlaka'pamux (Nlakapamux), Nomlaki, Nooksack (Nooksak), Nootka (Nutka), Nootsak, Northeastern Pomo, Northern Carrier, Northern Cheyenne,Nottoway, Nuu-chaa-nulth (Nuuchahnulth), Nuxalk
O
Obispeño, Ocuilteco, Odawa, Ofo, Ogahpah (Ogaxpa), Ohlone, Ojibwa (Ojibway, Ojibwe, Ojibwemowin), Oji-Cree, Okanagan (Okanogan), Okwanuchu,Old Blackfoot, Omaha-Ponca, Oneida, Onondaga, O'ob No'ok (O:b No'ok), O'odham (Oodham), Opata, Osage, Otchipwe, Otoe, Ottawa
P
Pai, Paipai, Paiute, Palaihnihan (Palaihnih, Palahinihan), Palewyami, Palouse, Pamlico, Panamint, Papago-Pima, Pascua Yaqui, Passamaquoddy, Patuxet,Patwin, Paugussett (Paugusset), Pawnee, Peigan, Pend D'Oreille, Penobscot (Pentagoet), Pentlatch (Pentlach), Peoria, Pequot, Picuris, Piegan (Piikani), Pima,Pima Bajo, Pipil, Pit River, Plains Indian Sign Language, Pojoaque, Pomo (Pomoan), Ponca, Poospatuck (Poosepatuk, Poospatuk, Poosepatuck), Popoluca (Popoloca), Potawatomi (Pottawatomie, Potawatomie), Powhatan, Pueblo, Puget Sound Salish, Purisimeño, Putún
Q
Quapaw (Quapa), Quechan, Quechua, Quilcene, Quileute, Quinault, Quinnipiac (Quinnipiack), Quiripi
R
Raramuri, Red Indians, Restigouche, Rumsen, Runasimi
S
Saanich, Sac, Sahaptin, Salhulhtxw, Salinan, Salish, Samish, Sandia, Sanish (Sahnish), San Felipe, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Sanpoil, Santa Ana, Santa Clara,Santiam, Santo Domingo, Saponi, Sarcee (Sarsi), Sastean (Sasta), Satsop, Savannah, Sauk, Saulteaux, Schaghticoke (Scaticook), Sechelt, Secwepemc (Secwepmectsin), Sekani, Selkirk, Seminoles, Seneca, Seri, Serrano, Seshelt, Severn Ojibwe, Shanel, Shasta (Shastan), Shawnee (Shawano), Shinnecock,Shoshone (Shoshoni), Shuar, Shuswap, Siksika (Siksikawa), Siletz, Similkameen, Sinkiuse (Sincayuse), Sinkyone, Sioux, Siuslaw, Skagit, Skicin, S'Klallam,Skokomish, Skraeling, Skwamish, Slavey (Slave, Slavi), Sliammon (Sliamon), Sm'algyax, Snichim, Snohomish, Songish, Sooke, Souriquois (Sourquois),Southeastern Pomo, Southern Paiute, Spokane (Spokan), Squamish, Sqwxwu7mesh, Stadaconan, St'at'imcets (St'at'imc), Stockbridge, Sto:lo, Stoney, Straits Salish, Sugpiaq, Suquamish, Susquehannock, Suwal, Swampy Cree, Swinomish
T
Tabasco Chontal, Tachi (Tache), Taensa, Tahltan, Tagish, Tahcully, Taino, Takelma (Takilma), Takla, Taltushtuntude, Tamyen, Tanacross, Tanaina, Tanana,Tano, Taos, Tarahumara, Tataviam, Tauira (Tawira), Teguime, Tehachapi, Ten'a, Tenino, Tepehuano (Tepecano), Tequistlateco (Tequistlatec), Tesuque,Tetes-de-Boules, Tewa, Thompson, Tigua, Tillamook, Timbisha (Timbasha), Timucua, Tinde, Tinneh, Tiwa, Tjekan, Tlahuica (Tlahura), Tlatskanie (Tlatskanai), Tlatsop, Tlicho Dinne, Tlingit, Tohono O'odham, Tolowa, Tongva, Tonkawa, Towa, Tsalagi (Tsa-la-gi), Tsattine, Tsekani (Tsek'ehne),Tsetsehestahese, Tsetsaut, Tsilhqot'in (Tzilkotin), Tsimshian (Tsimpshian), Tsitsistas, Tsooke, Tsoyaha, Tsuu T'ina (Tsuutina), Tualatin, Tubar (Tubare),Tubatulabal, Takudh, Tulalip, Tumpisa (Tümbisha, Tumbisha), Tunica, Tupi, Tuscarora, Tutchone, Tutelo, Tututni, Tuwa'duqutsid, Twana, Twatwa (Twightwee)
U
Uchi (Uche, Uchee), Ukiah (Ukian, Uki, Ukia), Ukomnom, Umatilla, Unami, Unangan (Unangax), Unkechaug (Unquachog) Upper Chehalis, Upper Chinook,Upper Cowlitz, Upper Tanana, Upper Umpqua, Ute
V
Ventureño, Virginian Algonkin
W
Wailaki (Wailakki), Wailatpu (Waylatpu), Walapai, Walla Walla, Wampano, Wampanoag, Wanapam, Wanki (Wangki), Wappinger, Wappo, Warijio (Warihio, Warijío), Warm Springs, Wasco-Wishram, Washo (Washoe), Wazhazhe, Wea, Wenatchi (Wenatchee), Wendat, Weott, Western Pomo, Whilkut,White Clay People, Wichita (Witchita), Wikchamni, Willapa (Willopah), Winnebago, Wintu (Wintun), Wishram, Witsuwit'en (Witsuwiten), Wiyot (Wi'yot, Wishosk), Wolastoqewi (Wolastoqiyik), Wyandot (Wyandotte)
Y
Yakama (Yakima), Yanesha, Yaquina (Yakonan, Yakon), Yavapai, Yawelmani, Yaqui, Yinka Dene, Yneseño (Ynezeño), Yocot'an, Yokaia (Yakaya),Yokuts (Yokut, Yokutsan), Yoncalla (Yonkalla), Yowlumni, Ysleño, Ysleta del Sur, Yucatec Maya (Yucateco, Yucatan), Yuchi (Yuchee) Yuki (Yukian),Yuma, Yupik (Yu'pik, Yuit), Yurok (Yu'rok)
Z
Zapotec, Zia, Zimshian, Zoque, Zuni
What is the Indian language of good afternoon?
There are about 450 Languages spoken in India and about 700 different Native American languages.
But there is no such language as "Indian".
How do you say no or yes in the Indian language?
There are about 450 Languages spoken in India and about 700 different Native American languages. There is no one specific language called "Indian".
Lakota:
háŋ = yes
hiyá = yes (in reply to a negative question)
hóȟ = no
Hindi:
हां = yes
कोई = no
What is Cherokee language translation for coyote?
The Cherokee word for fox is "Tsula", pronounced "Chew-lah"
What languages are spoken by Anishinaabe Indians?
Many people are confused about the term "Algonquin", which really refers to just one small tribe living along the Ottawa River valley in Canada, where they have always lived and still live today.
The similar word Algonquian refers to a huge family of distantly related languages spoken by many tribes across most of North American, but mainly in the north, around the Great Lakes and in the north-east woodlands and along the eastern seaboard of the USA. This language family gets its name from that small Algonquin tribe, who are used as representative of the whole group.
The Algonquin language is still spoken today thanks to concerted efforts by the tribe itself, supported by the Canadian government; it is very closely related to Ojibwe and Ottawa (two more Algonquian languages).
A few words of the Algonquin language are:
kaagaagiw (raven)
andeg (crow)
miziki or kiniw (eagle)
okad (leg)
odoon (mouth)
onagocag (stars)
nodin (windy)
kiziz (sun)
cigwatik (pine tree)
wabos (rabbit)
nokomis (grandmother)
biibiins (baby)
So, to answer your question, the Algonquin people spoke the Algonquin language; the Algonquian tribes spoke a huge number of related Algonquian languages.
What is the Cherokee Indian translation for the word peace?
Nvwadohiyadv, pronounced nuh wah doe hee yaw duh
---- "Nvwadohiyadv" (ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ) is the most formally correct way to say "peace" (and/or harmony). However, one can also say "tohidv" (ᏙᎯᏛ). This term can be found in the J.T. Alexander Dictionary.
Quite commonly I see people shortening the word down even further as "dohiyu" (ᏙᎯᏳ) or even "dohi" (ᏙᎯ). This is usually used in a sign off in an email.
Dohi, / ᏙᎯ,
Lee / Ꮅ
(PS: The Cherokee Unicode font may be required to view portions of my answer)
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What is the Navajo word for storm?
Navajo has different words for different types of storm, as you would expect among people who traditionally spent much of their time outdoors in close contact with nature.
A thunderstorm is da'di'níigo nahałtin
A sandstorm is Łeezh bił níyol
A big hailstorm is nílótsoh
A big snowstorm is yastsoh
A tornado or hurricane is níyoltsoh
