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Indigenous North American Loanwords in English - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 33 times
- The average score is 11 of 19
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct | ||
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| Inuit | Inuktitut. A hut made with blocks of snow. | I | igloo | 88%
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| Inuit | Inuktitut. A canoe with a closed deck. | K | kayak | 84%
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| Great Plains | Lakota. A conical tent made with animal hides. | T | teepee | 81%
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| Pacific | Halkomelem. Another name for the Bigfoot, an ape-like creature said to inhabit the forests of the Pacific Northwest. | S | sasquatch | 78%
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| Southeast | Choctaw. A slowly moving body of brackish water in Louisiana. | B | bayou | 72%
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| 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%
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| Southwest | Yuma. A large, venomous, yellow and black lizard native to the Southwest. Named after a River. | G | Gila monster | 69%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| Southeast | Muskogean. A burrowing rodent.* | G | gopher | 50%
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| Inuit | Inupiaq. A sled dog similar to the Siberian Husky. | M | malamute | 50%
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| Pacific | Lower Chehalis. The largest species of salmon. Or a warm western wind across the PNW. | C | chinook | 44%
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| Inuit | Greenlandic. A waterproof, pullover coat with a hood and drawstrings. Similar to a parka. | A | anorak | 41%
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| Pacific | Lushootseed. A large clam with a phallic shape, which is a delicacy in east Asia. | G | geoduck | 38%
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| Southwest | O'odham. A plant that yields a valuable oil used for cosmetics. | J | jojoba | 38%
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| Pacific | Halkomelem. A type of Pacific salmon that becomes red with a green head during mating season. | S | sockeye | 28%
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| 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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