The Algonquin group of languages, spoken by those from Ohio across to Maine and down into Pennsylvania and New Jersey had distilled it to one word during the early years of European occupation and colonization. That word was 'Niiji' (or 'Niij') from the Ojibwe 'niijikiwenh' - "my brother, my cousin (male) or my fellow man"'. It was later assigned to "friend" by Europeans. We call it the 'nice' "n-word" - LoL! PICTURE: I am Cherokee (Mom) and Mattaponi (Powhatan/na-Pamunkey line [Dad]) - at one time ALL of my people looked like me, as did this woman, who looks so much like my mother it is scary. Yet her progeny living in the Midwest, who no longer overwhelmingly inhabit N & S Carolina and Georgia, have more in common with Irish and German colonists than Cherokees. We refused to go on the "Trail of Tears" and were enslaved as punishment. We are called the Eastern Band Cherokee today and most of us are full bloods. In addition, many African/Aboriginal people whose ancestors were the slaves of Cherokee families are finally being recognized and allowed tribal citizenship in both bands.
There is not just one Native American language, there are thousands of them.
hard to say considering that there doesn't exist a language, 'native american'...
There is no one language called "Native American." There are MANY Native American languages.
Which Language? You do realize that there 150+ Native American languages?
There are about 700 different Native American languages. But there is no such language as "Indian".
How do you say shy in native languages
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There isn't such a language as Native American. Native American tribes speak more than 700 different languages.
There are many native american languages . So what language do you mean exactly.
There is no such language as "Indian". More than 450 languages are spoken in India. If you are referring to Native American languages, there are more than 700).
Native American is not a language. It's an ethinicity like white, black, east Asian, etc... There are many Native American tribes with their own distinct language or dialect.
The word for gold in the Navajo language is "รกnรกtsohรญ."