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Powwow (030403) in
Japanese 日本語
The original meaning of “Powwow” in Algonquian, a Native American language,
was “conjurer”. This referred to the magic performed by a medicine man.
In the early 20th century, “Powwow” came to mean a
gathering of Native Americans. “Powwow”
events are sort of a family union, cultural revival, and dance contest.
Eye-popping colored costumes are decorated with elaborate beading and
eagle feathers. “Powwow” was
held as one of the events of the St. Paul Winter Carnival:
See the photos.
By the way, Native American languages have contributed to the vocabularies of
European languages. To a great extent the contributions have been in
the names of places. For
example, in the case of the
Mississippi
, “
Mississippi
” stemmed from the
Algonquian words of mitsi (big)
and sitpi (river).
Our state name, “
Minnesota
“ came from mni
(water) and sota (clear in
Sioux).
Sources < http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefEdList.aspx?refid=210120292
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“America
A to Z”, U.S. General Books, Reader’s Digest, Pleasantville, NY, 1997
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