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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.
The American common name "chigger" shares its origin with the jigger (a type of flea), deriving from chigoe, ultimately from Galibi Carib siko / chico or, alternatively, from Wolof or Yoruba jiga ("insect") [citation needed] Chili pepper (capsicum various species) pepper: Nahuatl: From chīlli ("pepper") [citation needed] Chinchilla: rodent ...
Currently there are many online resources that allow for the instant translation from any language to the Cheyenne language. There are online vocabulary lists, [55] pronunciation guides, [56] dictionaries, [57] etc. Along with these resources, there are numbers of published books regarding the history of the language that also explain its ...
Keres (/ ˈ k eɪ r eɪ s /), [2] also Keresan (/ ˈ k ɛ r ə s ən /), is a Native American language, spoken by the Keres Pueblo people in New Mexico.Depending on the analysis, Keres is considered a small language family or a language isolate with several dialects.
Ii- 1P.I- chi- 2S. II - pi̱sa see NGR -tok - PT Ii- chi- pi̱sa -tok 1P.I- 2S.II- see NGR -PT 'We saw you.' Ishpimanoolitok. Ish- 2S.I- pim- 1P. III - anooli tell -tok. - PT Ish- pim- anooli -tok. 2S.I- 1P.III- tell -PT 'You told us.' For intransitive verbs, the subjects of active verbs typically have class I agreement. Because third-person objects are unmarked, intransitive active verbs are ...
Miami – Native American name for Lake Okeechobee and the Miami River, precise origin debated; see also Mayaimi [44] Micanopy – named after Seminole chief Micanopy. Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language. Ocala – from Timucua meaning "Big Hammock".
A "Ho-Chunk (Hoocąk) Native American Language app" is available for iPhone, iPad, and other iOS devices. [19] Language is a crucial aspect of Ho-Chunk culture: "Within a lot of Native American cultures, language and culture go together," Lewis St. Cyr, language program director for the Ho-Chunk, said. "You can't have culture without language ...
Mohegan-Pequot (also known as Mohegan-Pequot-Montauk, Secatogue, and Shinnecock-Poosepatuck; dialects in New England included Mohegan, Pequot, and Niantic; and on Long Island, Montaukett and Shinnecock) is an Algonquian language formerly spoken by indigenous peoples in southern present-day New England and eastern Long Island.