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Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First Nations peoples or due to a vague similarity to the original object of the word.
Canada itself is a name derived from a Laurentian Iroquois word meaning "village" [1] [2] (c.f. Mohawk kaná:ta’). [3] [4] See Canada's name for more details. Aboriginal names are widespread in Canada - for a full listing see List of place names in Canada of aboriginal origin. Those listed here are only well-known, important or otherwise ...
This is a list of Spanish words that come from indigenous languages of the Americas. It is further divided into words that come from Arawakan, Aymara, Carib, Mayan, Nahuatl, Quechua, Taíno, Tarahumara, Tupi and uncertain (the word is known to be from the Americas, but the exact source language is unclear).
Adela is the Spanish form of the English name Adele. 32. Alba. Alba is Spanish and Latin in origin for the word "dawn." While it is usually a first name, it is also a popular Spanish surname (i.e ...
This Spanish variation of Lorraine was actually one of the top 1,000 most popular girls’ names for a staggering 130 years (but dropped off the list in 2011). Seems like it’s overdue for a ...
Here are just a few Spanish names for girls for any soon-to-be parent to consider. 141 Spanish Girl Names To Consider: Here are 141 Spanish girl names to consider for your daughter: Nieve. Mora ...
The University of Maine published a comprehensive Passamaquoddy Dictionary in 2008. Another resource for the language is the online Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Language Portal, which includes many videos, subtitled in English and Passamaquoddy, of native speakers conversing in the language. Most of the people speak English as their first language.
Tsay Keh Dene First Nation. The Tsay Keh Dene First Nation is one of the Sekani bands of the Northern Interior of British Columbia. While they have an office in the City of Prince George, their territories, settlements, and Indian Reserves are all to the north, in the area of Williston Lake.