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Michigan Indian Names Of Cities And Towns

Michigan - "Big Sea Water".
Muskegon - Plenty Of Fish In Michigan.
Osceola - Medicine Drink.
Oswego - Flowing Out Lake.
Pontiac - Ottawa Indian Chief Killed At Cahokia, Illinois-1776.
Sheboyan - Start From Springs A Place Of Ore.
Saqwasibi- "Coming Out River-Flowing Into Lake Michigan".
Kalamazoo- "Otter Tail".
Mackinac - "Turtle Island In Michigan".
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Indian Words In Common Use

Canoe
Potato
Massagua
Chinquapin
Succotash
Moccasin
Papoose
Moose
Skunk
Opossum
Hogan
Squaw
Yankee
Catalpa
Condor
Hammock
Homing
Paw-Paw
Wigwam
Terrapin
Stogie
Persimmon

Totem
Raccoon
Potlatch
Chipmunk
Tupelo
Mugwump
Cayuse
Indigo
Chinook
Aleut
Woodchuck
Kinni-Kinnick
Umiak
Mesquite
Puccoon
Manitou
Tamale
Teton
Chinookan
Aleutian
Tepee
Caribou

Pow-Woo
Wapiti
Pumpkin
Hurricane
Pecan
Tom-Tom
Maize
Quinine
Llama
Bison
Wampum
Wahoo
Tamarack
Cannibal
Squash
Pemmican
Kyak
Tomahawk
Cocoa
Sequoia
Punk
Conestoga

Sachem
Coyote
Tomato
Aztec
Muskelunge
Muskeg
Sagamore
Mohave
Ocelot
Banana
Pone
Igloo
Barbecue

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Common Indian Expressions

Bury The Hatchet
On The Warpath
A Feather In Your Cap

Tapioca
Cocaine

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Indian Name Meanings

Escanaba
Sheboyan
Winnipeg
Spokane
Monon
Salamonie Cayuga
Metea
Kankakee
Waupecony Modoc
Willamette Katahdin
Minnihaha Tuxedo
Kennebec
Aroostook Calumet
Tuskegee
AtchafalayaHaiti
Sheboygan -

Flat Rocks
Place Of Ore
Muddy Waters
Children Of The Sun
To Carry, Tote
Blood Root
Starting Place
Kiss Me
Swampy Land
White Bones
Enemy
Running Water
Great Mountain
Curling Waterfall
Place Of Bears
Long Place Of Water
Good River
Pipe Of Peace
Warriors
Long River
Mountainous Country
Stream That Comes From The Ground

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Personal and Place Names

*OJIBWA*

At The Foot Of The Mountain

Butterfly
By The Lake

*ALGONQUIAN*

Ne' sa tin
Mem' en gwa
Chick'a gami

Dancer
Eagle
Eastern of Morning Star
Fire Fly
In A Forest
In The Middle Of The Forest
Island Forest
It Begins To Dawn
Little Star
Lodge
Log House
Maple Forest
Near The Forest
On The Shore
Red Cedar
Star
Woods

Ena ban' dang

Mi gi si'
Wa'ba nang
Wah'wah tas see
No pim ing
Na'wa kwa
Mi ni' tik
Bid'a ban
A nou gons'
Wig'i wam
Wa kai gan'
Ma'na ki ki
Chi ga kwa
A ga ming
Mish'wa wak
A nang'
Mi'tig wa ki

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Animals And Birds

Bear
Beaver
Crow
Deer
Duck
Eagle
Elk
Fox
Moose

Nah-hak
Ah'mik
Abn'dak
Wa waush ka' ehe
She'sheeb
Me'gee see
Ah'tik
Wah'goosh
Moons

Panther
Otter
Owl
Rabbit
Skunk
Weasel
Wolf

Ke'che kaks'shu gans

Nee'gig
Koo-koo ku'hoo
Wah'boos
Zahe'gaug
Shin'goos
Ma'heen gun

Trees
Ash
Birch
Cedar

Ah ge'ghauk
Wig'wahs
Kee'zhik

Hickory
Oak
Pine
Spruce

Me tig wau'bank
Me ti goo'meezh
Shing'wauk
Shing'oob

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Indian Names Of Places

Allegheny
Savannah
Passaic
Natchez
Pensacola
Okeechobee
Appalachian
Appomattox
Alaska
Rappahannock
Milwaukee
Tippecanoe
Mississinewa
Ottawa
Chattanooga
Topeka
Roanoke
Chillicthe
Toronto
Chickamauga
Tuscaloosa
Peoria
Kenosha
Chautauqua
Saginaw
Omaha
Chesapeake
Cashocton
Scioto
Mackinac
Potomac
Tacoma
Canada
Saskatchewan
Kokomo
Muncie
Chicago
Wabash
Kalamazoo
Shawnee
Tecumseh
Oshkosh
Nantucket
Penobscot
Niagara
Wasatch
Yosemite
Tucson
Schuglkill
Mankato
Lycoming
Rearearge
Kaibab
Winamac
Merrimac
Suwannee
Walla Walla
Shenanoah
Lackawanna
Suequehanna
Muskegon
Muskingun
Saratoga
Tallahassee
Keokuk
Rearearge

Fairest River
Grassy Plain
Peace Valley
Hurrying People
Hairy People
Grassy Lake
Appalachee Indians
Tobacco Country
Great Country
Quick Rising River
Rich Land
Buffalo Fish
Water On A Slope
Trade Or Exchange
Eagles Nest
Potato Country
Shell Or Shells
Town Or Village
Meeting Place
River Of Death
Black Warrior
Place Of Fat Beats
Long Fish, "Pike"
Foggy Place
Pouring Out At Mouth
Up Stream
Salty Pond
Habitat Of Owls
Hairs In River
Turtle Island
Burning Pines
Big Snow Mountain
Collection Of Wigwams
Swift River
Black Walnut
Strong Place
Wild Onions
White, Flat Rocks
Otter's Trail
Southerners
Shooting Star
Claws Or Scratches
Far Away
Rocky Place
Thundering Water
Beautiful
Grizzly Bear
Black Base
Hidden Creek
Green Earth
Sandy Stream
High Place
On The Mountain
Mudfish, Catfish
Swift Stream
Echo River
Many Waters
Hillside Stream
Streams That Fork
Pure Water
Plenty Of Fish
Moose-Eye River
Sparkling Place
Old Town
Watchful Fox
High Place

Kaibab
Winamac
Merrimac
Suwannee
Walla Walla
Shenanoah
Lackawanna
Suequehanna
Muskegon
Muskingun
Saratoga
Tallahassee
Keokuk

On The Mountain
Mudfish, Catfish
Swift Stream
Echo River
Many Waters
Hillside Stream
Streams That Fork
Pure Water
Plenty Of Fish
Moose-Eye River
Sparkling Place
Old Town
Watchful Fox

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Indian Tribe Meaning

Comanche
Mohegan
Ute
Shoshone
Shawnee
Cheyenne
Osage
Mohawk
Dakotas
Miami
Seminole
Sioux
Apache
Arapaho
Menomonee
Delaware
Cherokee
Huron
Chippewa
Pawnee
Ottawa
Winnebago

Snakes
Wolf
Dark Skinned
Sheep Eaters
Southerners
Finger Cutters
Shaved Heads
Flesh, Man Eaters
Related People
Cry Of The Crane
Run Away People
French for "Cut-Throats"
Elk Horn Fiddlers
Mother Of Tribes
Wild Rice Eaters
From Lord De La Warr
Cave People
Hair Style
"To Pucker Up"
Horn People
Traders
Filthy Water

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States With Indian Names

Alaska
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Dakota
Oregon
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Mexico
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
Tennessee
Utah
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Great Land
Thicket Clearers
Silver Slabs
Down Stream People
Upon The Long River
Sunrise, It Is Morning
Men Or Great Men
Land Of The Indians
Drowsy People
People Of The South Wind
Hunting Ground
Related People
Beautiful Water
Great Hill
Great Water
Father Of Water
Long Canoe People
Sky Tinted Water
Flat Water
Aztec God Mexitili
Beautiful Valley
Land Of The Red Man
Tejas Or Allies
From Chief Tannassie
Those Who Dwell High Up
Where Waters Gather
Great Plain

ai - yes
anpetu kin - the day
a-oh - watch out
agli - to return
ahoappa - wheat
akicita - peacekeepers
amba - goodby
anapo - the dawn
anho - to count coup
ate - father
awi - they
can wakan - sun dance
cetan - hawk
cetan nagin - shadow hawk
cha - without
Chaka dee Wakpa - the Powder river
chante - heart
chatawinna - left-handed woman
chikala - little/small
chun - tree
cinks - my son
ciye - my brother (a mans brother)
cola - friend

colapi - friends
cunks - my daughter
dho! - an exclamation
dopa - four
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Haho! - look at this!
Hanhepi-wi - the moon
He wonjetah - One Horn
hecheto aloe - it is finished
hecheto welo - it is done well/ it is good
he-ay-hee-ee! - a call to the Great Spirit
heecha - owl
hehaka - elk
hehaka sapa - black elk
heyah - no
heyoka - clown
hin - yes
hohahe - welcome
hohe - enemy
hoka hey - pay attention!
hoppo! - lets go!
Huhn - kill cry
hunkaschila - young man
huntka - god of the east
iktomi - trickster spirit
iku - chin
ina - mother
inyan - rock
inipi - purification rite/sweat bath
ishta - she/female/girl
iyotake - sitting
kaga - demon
kangi - crow
kapi - story
katiyimo - enchanted mesa
kiksuyapi - dont forget/remember
kikukanpi - makes room
kin - this
kokipa - fear
kikipapi - fears
kola - friend (same as cola)
kte - dead/killed
ku - come back
kuwapi - is chased by
Lakota Oyate - the Sioux Nation
le mita - mine
le mita cola - my friend
le mita pila - my thanks
leksi - uncle
lela - very
lela oosni - very cold
luta - red
mahpyua - cloud
Mahpyua Luta - Red Cloud
maka - earth
maka mani - walk on foot
Maka Sichu - Bad Lands
mani - walking
mato - bear
maya owicha paka- fate/ he who pushes you off a cliff
maza - metal
maza canku - iron
maza chante - armor (metal heart)
maza ska - silver
mi - me
miyelo ca kola - I am friend
micaje - my name is
Mieyebo - I am
mila - knife
mila hanska - long knives
mitawa mine
minne - water
minne sosa - muddy waters
minne sota - many waters
minne-wakan - holy water (also whiskey)
mita kuye ayasin - we are relatives
mitawin - my wife/my woman
moksins - moccasins
na - and
nacacijin - loyal/faithful

napa lute - red hand

nagi tanka - Great Spirit
nimitawa ktelo - you will be mine
nita - yours
nituwe he? - who are you?
najin - stand/standing
niyaha - feather
nunpi - two
ocheti - seven
ohan! - yes!
ohinyan - forever
ohitika - brave/courageous
ohunko - false/untrue
onikare - sweat lodge
okute shooter
ocheti shakowin - 7 Sacred campfires of the Sioux
onsila - poor thing
onshimala ye - pity me
oo-oohey - it is time
oosni - cold
owa - wound
owa sicha - bad wound
owanka - floor
owatamla - straight tongue
ozuye - warrior
owanka wakan - sacred altar
owayyeke wasse - everything is good for the eyes
Paha Sapa - Black Hills
paha - butte/mountain
pahaska - longhair
pecokan sunpi - scalp lock
pejula - medicine
pejula sapa - coffee/black medicine
pejula wacasa - medicine man
peta - stone
pilamaya thank you
pila mita - my thanks
piskin - corral
pte - buffalo cow
ptesan-wi - white buffalo woman
ptecila - small buffalo
schila - old
skuyela - sweet
sheo - sage hen
shinte - tail
Shinte Galeska - Spotted Tail
shunkaha - wolf
shunke canku - iron horse
shunke-kan - pinto
sicha - bad
siha -foot
Siha Sapa - Blackfoot
siha sicha - bad foot
ska - white
sosho - snake
sota - many
skan - sky
sintkala waksu - sweat lodge
sitomni - all over
siyotanka - flute made of cedar wood with a long neck and heard of a bird
skunk manitou - coyota
sunkaku - younger brother
ta - to sing
tanka - big/great
tashina - robe
tashina pte - buffalo robe
tashunke - horse
Tashunke-Witke - Crazy Horse
tasina shawl/blanket
tatoke - antelope
tahunsa - cousin
takuskanskan - power of motion/ power in anything that moves
tasunke hinzi - yellow horse
tatanka - buffalo bull
tatetob - the four winds
tatanka ohitika - brave buffalo
tantanka ptecila - short bull
tarca sapa - black deer
Tatonka Iyotake - Sitting Bull
to - blue
tokalu - fox
taku - something
tiyata - at home
toksan - around about
tohan - when
tokiya where

tonkala - mouse
toksha ake wacinyuanktin ktelo - I shall see you again
tuki - is that so? (used only by women)
tunkasila - grandfather
tunka - stone

unci - grandmother
unktehi - water monster
wacin - I want
wacanga - sweet grass
wagichun wagi - talking tree (the cottonwood- sacred to the Lakota)
wahi - I am coming
wakina - thunder
wakuwala - chases
wakan - holy
wakan ankantu - great holy
wakan tanka - God
wakan tanan kici un - may the Great Spirit bless you
wakinyan - thunderbird
wana - one
wanagi - ghost/spirit
Wanagi Tacaku - Spirit path
wanagi yata - place of souls
wanbli - eagle
wanbli cikala - little eagle
wanbli luta - red eagle
wankala - tender/soft
waniyetula - winter
wasin - here
wanbli galeshka - spotted eagle
wasicun winyan - white woman
wasichu - white man
wasna - pemmican
Wa-sna-win - Storm Woman
wastelakapi - beloved
wayo kapi - it is the truth
waun - I am
waste - good
wi - sun
wichasha wakan - medicine man
wicksemna - ten
wicoti mitawa - my village
wicasa - man
wicasa tankala - Little Big Man
wicasa wakan - holy man
wickmunke - rainbow, or trap, or end of the rainbow
winchinchala - girl
winyan wanagi - spirit woman
witkowin - crazy woman
wiyan wakan - holy woman
wiwanyank wacipi - sun dance
wiwasteka - beautiful woman
wojapi - berry soup
wo-wakan - supernatural
wohitika - to be brave
wolakota wa yaka cola - peace without slavery
woyute - food
wonunicun - a mistake has been made
yamina three
yata - place
yunke-lo - death
yumni - whirlwind
yuta - eat
zunta - honest
zuya - warpath

APACHE WORDS
A he ya eh - you are welcome
Ashoge - thank you
Baya - coyote
Besh - metal
Beso - coin
Bigan - his hand
Bigha - because
Bijii - heart
bu - owl
ch'ah - hat
chaa - beaver
Chan-deisi - Broken Nose
chawn-chissy - winter
chelee - horse

chickasaw - brother
ciye - my son
Cochinay - yellow thunder
dayden - little girl
Delshay - Wallking Bear
dit'ood - wet
dithith - black
diyi - medicine man
dloo - bird
doo - spring
Egogahan - until we meet again
gah - rabbit
giannahtah - always ready
gidi - cat
gode - shadow spirit who haunts dreams
golinka - skunk
gontee - four fingers
gosdoon - ribbon
gowa - wickiup
gunjule - be good
gusano - you worm
ha'andah - come in
haiga - very rich/powerful/crooked
hat'ugha - why
haua - all right
hesh-shea-gar - gun
heyii - where
hi-disho it is finished
holos - sun
ighaa fur
ikon - flour
inchi - salt
indi - they say
inju - good
isdzan - woman
ittindi - lightning
izee - medicine
Ka Dish Day - farewell/until we meet again
kah - foot
kih - building
klosen - hair rope
lupan - gray fox
maba - bear
mushka - hoop and pole game
naadaa dooltizh - blue corn
nadaa - corn
nah-lin - maiden
Nakai-ye - Mexican
natanh - corn flower
nantan eclatten - raw virgin lieutenant
nalyudi - he runs about
navezgane - killer of monsters
netdahe - death to allintruders
nepotonje - bear watcher
ni' - ground or earth
nkeez - time
nnee (nuhdee) (Nde) - people
nneezi - mustache
nzhoo - very good
piishii - nighthawk
quesa - water
sagozhuni - pretty mouth
shiaad - my wife
shikaa - husband
Shils aash - my friend
shi ma - mother
shil nzhoo - I love you
shiwoo - my teeth
shozlitzogue - yellow bear
silaada - soldier
skee-kizzen - welcome, brother
taghaa - length
taglito - red beard
terte - earth
thii - horse
thog - fish
tsoch - carrying cradle

tu - water
tuzigoot - crooked water
yadalanh - farewell
Ya Ta Say (Ya a teh) - greetings/ hello
zastee! - kill!