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contributions of native americans
names and language
native american culture has had a great impact on modern american society. native languages have been especially influential to american naming conventions, creating a fusion of cultures.
indigenous words: many english words, such as skunk, hurricane, barbeque, moccasin, and toboggan, have been borrowed from native cultures. some retain the original pronunciations, while others have altered pronunciations.
places: many places in the u.s. are named after native tribes once local to the area, or borrow their descriptions for local trademarks
- iowa: translates to sleepy ones, referring to the native iowa people
- ohio: means beautiful river, referring to what is now known as the ohio river
- nashville: an cherokee word for initial town, referring to local tribes
- manhattan: the name of a possibly algonquian tribe, translates to at the great hill
- landmarks: many locations like rivers and lakes have retained their native names.
native words are also often used to name trails.
barbeque is an example of which of the following?
a native practice controversially renamed in english
a european practice now better known by a native word
a native word adopted popularly into the english language
The text under "Indigenous Words" states that many English words like barbeque are borrowed from Native cultures. So barbeque is a Native word that has been adopted into English. The first option talks about controversial renaming (not supported by text), the second about a European practice (text says it's borrowed from Native, not European), so the third option fits.
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c. a Native word adopted popularly into the English language (assuming the options are labeled a, b, c with the third being this; if original options had different labels, adjust, but based on content, the correct one is the option stating it's a Native word adopted into English)