Indigenous North American Loanwords in English - Statistics

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	Hint		Answer	% Correct
Inuit	Inuktitut. A hut made with blocks of snow.	I	igloo	88%
Inuit	Inuktitut. A canoe with a closed deck.	K	kayak	84%
Great Plains	Lakota. A conical tent made with animal hides.	T	teepee	81%
Pacific	Halkomelem. Another name for the Bigfoot, an ape-like creature said to inhabit the forests of the Pacific Northwest.	S	sasquatch	78%
Southeast	Choctaw. A slowly moving body of brackish water in Louisiana.	B	bayou	72%
Southeast	Cherokee. The largest tree species on Earth, named in honor of the Cherokee man who invented a script for his language.*	S	sequoia	72%
Southwest	Yuma. A large, venomous, yellow and black lizard native to the Southwest. Named after a River.	G	Gila monster	69%
Southeast	Possibly the term with the most proposed etymologies. One of them derives it from a Choctaw term meaning 'it is so'. It is an interjection indicating affirmation or approval.*	O	OK	69%
Pacific	Nootka. A gift exchanging festival in the Pacific Northwest. Sometimes confused with a type of party where every guest brings food.	P	potlatch	63%
Southwest	Uto-Aztecan. A very large and well known species of cactus; a symbol of the American Southwest. Also the name of a National Park near Tucson.	S	saguaro	59%
Pacific	Southern Ohlone. A sea snail, also known as 'sea ear', which is considered a delicacy around the world. Its shells are a source of nacre.	A	abalone	50%
Southeast	Muskogean. A burrowing rodent.*	G	gopher	50%
Inuit	Inupiaq. A sled dog similar to the Siberian Husky.	M	malamute	50%
Pacific	Lower Chehalis. The largest species of salmon. Or a warm western wind across the PNW.	C	chinook	44%
Inuit	Greenlandic. A waterproof, pullover coat with a hood and drawstrings. Similar to a parka.	A	anorak	41%
Pacific	Lushootseed. A large clam with a phallic shape, which is a delicacy in east Asia.	G	geoduck	38%
Southwest	O'odham. A plant that yields a valuable oil used for cosmetics.	J	jojoba	38%
Pacific	Halkomelem. A type of Pacific salmon that becomes red with a green head during mating season.	S	sockeye	28%
Southeast	Yuchi. A fruit native to the US, also called 'prairie banana', with a taste and texture similar to banana. Sometimes confused with the papaya.*	P	pawpaw	22%

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