AS with other languages, English adopted several words from Native American languages.Some of them are familiar to most of us and some less so.
Have chosen a few below:-
Have chosen a few below:-
- Caribou - a large deer, related to the reindeer.
caribou - Caucus - a group of people that advise/ form policies for a political party.
- Canoe: A slim boat.
- Cassava: An edible root!
- Chipmunk: a range of squirrels found in North America
- Coyote: a kind of wolf-like animal, but much smaller
- Eskimo: a person who lives in Alaska, Northern Canada and Greenland.
- Guacamole: A sauce made from avocados.
- Hammock: a net tied between vertical supports, a good place for resting
hammock - Hickory: a group of North American trees that bear edible nuts. Their wood is also very valuable.
- Hurricane: a violent storm
- Husky: a large dog used for pulling sledges.
- Kinkajou: It is a very cute animal that lives in trees.
- Mangrove: A tree that grows on shorelines
- Maize: Corn! the stuff that makes popcorns, tacos and nachos.
- Moccasin: a very comfortable kind of shoe.
- Moose: a large deer that stands about 6 feet tall as an adult.
- Muskrat: A semi-aquatic North American rodent with a musky smell
- Opossum: A North American marsupial with a prehensile tail
- Persimmon: A fruit with a sweet and tart taste.
- Racoon: A mammal with eyes ringed with a spectacle like making
racoon - Squaw: A word for wife, in Native American
- Terrapin: A tortoise
- Tobacco: The stuff that makes cigarettes and lung cancer.
- Toboggan: A native American sled.
- Totem: A decorated pole with Native American cultural significance.
- Wapiti: A native American word for 'elk'.
- Wigwam: A native American tent.
- Woodchuck: A Groundhog.
