Showing posts with label Q&A. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Q&A. Show all posts
Friday, November 12, 2021

The Arawakan meaning of Cunucu

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Q : Ok I have another Arawak question. There is a breed of dog called the Arubian Cunucu. Apparently this kind of dog was bred by Arawak peo...
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Saturday, October 9, 2021

Blackfoot Numerals

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Q : Thank you for your page about the Blackfoot alphabet . But I only see letters on the chart, not numbers. How do you write numbers in Bla...
Friday, October 1, 2021

The Arawakan meaning of Guajiro

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  Q : On Wikipedia, it says that the Cuban word "guajiro" (which means a campesino or farmer and is the name of a certain style of...
Saturday, August 21, 2021

Cahuilla for Grandmother

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Q : My mother comes from the Cahuilla tribe and I am expecting my first child, I would like to know the word for "grandmother" for...
Monday, July 26, 2021

Kiwa'kwe

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Q : Do you recognize the (Penobscot?) word Kiwa’kwe, documented by Frank G. Speck? It was the name of a game children played about a man-eat...
Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Mohawk Diacritical Marks

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Q : On your website you give the Mohawk word for "bear" as Ohkwa:ri. On another website it says the word is spelled Ohkw á:ri with...
Saturday, May 9, 2020

Guajajara last names

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Q :  I was looking up an article about an indigenous activist who was killed last year, Paulo Guajajara. On the website I saw two other peop...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Terrapins

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  Q : I was told that the word "terrapin" means "good to eat" in Native American, but I can't find it again. Do you...
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Lakashi Tribe of Brazil

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Q : I am looking for information about the Lakashi tribe and it isn't on your page of Brazil Indians. A : That's because there is no...
Monday, February 11, 2019

The Gullah-Geechee and the Guale

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Q : Does the name "Gullah" come from the Guale tribe, do they have Native American blood? Is the Geeche Gullah language mixed with...
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Friday, April 6, 2018

Pronunciation of "Acaxee"

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Q : How do you pronounce "Acaxee?" A : Good question. Unfortunately, the answer is no one knows for sure. The Acaxee language has ...
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

The letter "8"

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Q : In the section:  How is the Abenaki tribe organized? in the final sentence, it reads "The leader or chief of each Abenaki band...
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Sunday, February 21, 2016

Gvlieliga

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Q : What is the meaning and language of the word gvlieliga? A :  It's Cherokee. It's a polite comment similar to the English phras...
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Saturday, January 2, 2016

Pennacook Language

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Q : Hello. Not sure if I have the right person. But I was wondering how you say grandmother,  Nana in Pennacook. Thank you A :  Unfortun...
Monday, December 7, 2015

Muskogee Words

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Q : Hello I'm learning to speak Muskogee. I'm trying to get back with my culture. I was wondering how you say "I love you"...
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Monday, November 16, 2015

Inuit Giants

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Q : I read that according to Inuit legends, the first people of Nunavut, who lived there before the Inuit, were giants. Do you know whether ...
Monday, November 9, 2015

Gitche Gumee

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Q : I would like to know whether Gitche Gumee is a true Ojibwa name and if the popularly accepted translation is accurate. A :  Thank you ...
Friday, October 16, 2015

Blackfoot word for wolf?

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Q : Hi, on your Blackfoot vocabulary page you said the Blackfoot word for "wolf" is Omahkapi'si. But on another site I saw it ...
Sunday, September 27, 2015

O's with nasal hooks

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Q : I found the Apache word "Ts'iłsǫǫsé" which I would like to know how to pronounce. Using your online guide, I can figure ou...
Saturday, September 26, 2015

Black Hawk

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Q : An old Sauk woman told us that Black Hawk's name was mistranslated into English and should really be  He-Who-Walks-In-The-Shadow-Of-...