Source: U.S. Census Bureau. The American Indian
languages shown above are the major languages.
Many American places have been named after Indian
words. In fact, about half of the
states got their names from Indian words. Here are some:
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Alabama
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may
come from Choctaw meaning “thicket-clearers” or “vegetation-gatherers.”
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Alaska
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corruption
of Aleut word meaning “great land” or “that which the sea breaks against.”
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Arizona
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from
the Indian “Arizonac,” meaning “little spring” or “young spring.”
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Arkansas
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from
the Quapaw Indians
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Chicago, Ill
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Algonquian
for "garlic field."
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Chesapeake
(bay)
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Algonquian
name of a village
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Connecticut
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from
an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning “beside the long tidal river.”
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Dakota
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from
the Sioux tribe, meaning “allies.”
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Illinois
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Algonquin
for “tribe of superior men.”
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Indiana
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meaning
“land of Indians.”
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Iowa
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probably
from an Indian word meaning “this is the place” or “the Beautiful Land.”
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Kansas
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