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What is the Native American word for angel?
Angeni is a Native American pronunciation of the English word “angel.” (-: I think it would be reasonable for characters in your story to mispronounce her name in this way.
What is the Native American word for Earth?
Turtle Island
Turtle Island is a name for Earth or North America, used by some Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States, as well as by some Indigenous rights activists. The name is based on a common North American Indigenous creation story.
What did natives call South America?
In Spanish, Indigenous people are often referred to as indígenas or pueblos indígenas (lit. Indigenous peoples). They may also be called pueblos nativos or nativos (lit. Native peoples)….Indigenous peoples of South America.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | 7.02 million (2016 est.) |
| Peru | 5.9 million (2017) |
| Ecuador | 2.1 million (2016 est.) |
| Chile | 2.0 million (2012) |
How do I contact translators for Native American languages?
Translators for some of these languages can also be contacted through our Native American Wordsprogram. If you speak an American Indian language and would like to contribute a vocabulary set for your language, please let us know.
Where can I find more Apache Indian words?
You can find more Apache Indian words in our online picture glossaries. If you’d like to know an Apache word that is not in these wordlists, you can take part in our Indian translationsfundraiser or visit our main Apache languagesite for more free resources. Thanks for your interest in Native American languages!
What Native American word sets are currently available?
Native American Word Sets Currently Available: Algonquian Language Family Abenaki/Penobscot words Algonquin words Anishinabe words Arapaho words Atikamekw words Blackfoot words Cheyenne words Cree words Etchemin words Gros Ventre words Kickapoo words