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Appendix:English terms of Native North American origin Dec 27th 2012, 08:38 ‎from Ojibwe: ← Older revision Revision as of 08:38, 27 December 2012 Line 171: Line 171:   * [[totem]] — "clan (defined in reference to a natural object or creature, which serves as its emblem)", "that object or creature, or a representative thereof" — {{oj}} {{term|odoodeman||clan|lang=oj}}   * [[totem]] — "clan (defined in reference to a natural object or creature, which serves as its emblem)", "that object or creature, or a representative thereof" — {{oj}} {{term|odoodeman||clan|lang=oj}}   * [[watap]] — "spruce root split lengthwise into strips" — {{oj}} {{term|wadab||spruce root|lang=oj}}   * [[watap]] — "spruce root split lengthwise into strips" — {{oj}} {{term|wadab||spruce root|lang=oj}}   +   + ;calques   + * [[medicine man]] — "(Native American) shamanistic healer" — calque of {{oj}} {{term|mashkikiiwinini||doctor}}, from {{term|mashkiki||medicine}} + {{term|inini||man}}   + * [[firewater]] — "whiskey" — calque of {{oj}} {{term|ishkodewaaboo||alcohol}}, from {{term|ishkode||fire}} + {{term|aaboo||liquid", glossed in older works as "water}}       ====from Powhatan====   ====from Powhatan====

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