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Shawnee

Shawnee

9.9
A Native American language once spoken in the eastern United States
  • noun
  • /ʃɔːni/
translation icon : shawnee
  • The Shawnee language has a rich oral tradition passed down through generations.

Examples

  • She studied Shawnee to help preserve the tribe's cultural heritage.

  • Only a small number of people are fluent in Shawnee today.

  • The Shawnee language has a rich history.

  • Do you know any words in Shawnee?

  • Only a small number of people are fluent in Shawnee today.

  • She studied Shawnee to help preserve the tribe's cultural heritage.

  • The Shawnee language has a rich oral tradition passed down through generations.

Synonyms

Shawnee language
vsShawnee
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Shawnee people of North America

is the same meaning but without the North America location

Compounds

Shawnee cake
  • US
9.9

A flat bread made from cornmeal by the Shawnee people

Shawnee language
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Shawnee people of North America

Shawnee salad
  • US
9.8

A plant with white flowers whose young leaves are eaten as salad greens in the southeastern United States

Surface Forms

Shawnee singular
Shawnees plural

Etymology

Shawnee comes from an Algonquian name that likely meant 'southerner' or 'people of the south', and this native origin explains why the name now refers to the Shawnee language spoken by that group.