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<P>Add a word? My friend Vince (Coast Salish) always refered to weiners as
"Indian steak." Whether that's just family slang or wider
spread, I don't know.<BR>J.<BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>Andre Cramblit
<andrekar@NCIDC.ORG></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>Indigenous
Languages and Technology
<ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU></I><BR>To: <I>ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU</I><BR>Subject: <I>Re:
[ILAT] Slang</I><BR>Date: <I>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:26:43
-0700</I><BR>>Native Slang<BR>><BR>><BR>> Skin$BM*(B
ndian. Used mostly among young.<BR>> Huprok-Local Indian of
mixed inter-tribal blood<BR>> NDN, ndn$BM*(Bndian. Used mostly
among young and on the Internet.<BR>> shinob, naabe$BM"(B
nishinaabe Indian.<BR>> rez$BMS(B
eservation.<BR>> rez rocket$BMS(Beservation car, usually in need
of repairs.<BR>> rez dog$BM*(Bndian who hangs around the
reservation.<BR>> Urban-Native person living in a large city,
separated from their <BR>>Tribe, usually resulting from
Federal Relocation policies<BR>> Shaman-Misnomer Native
peoples did not have Shamans<BR>> Dream-Vision, often a
prophecy or communiqu$B!&(Bto be deciphered<BR>> Apruhan or
Indian Devil-Person who uses bad thoughts or
magic<BR>> Dine-Original Name of the
Navajo<BR>> Lakota, Dakota, Nakota-Original names of groups
lumped together as <BR>> the
Sioux<BR>> Eskimo-inappropriate name for Innuit, Innupiat and
Yupik people<BR>> rez boots$BMN(B
occasins.<BR>> rezzed out$BME(Bone in true Indian style. i.e.:
"His NDN car is really <BR>> rezzed
out."<BR>> Indian time$BMX(Bhenever, signifying a disregard for
Anglo-style <BR>>punctuality.<BR>> Pinafich
(Karuk word) Coyote-Trickster figure, an
anti-hero<BR>> moccasin telegraph$BMJ(Bnformal talk or
gossip.<BR>> River Mail-similar to the telegraph also a round
about way to <BR>>deliver things by passing it around to
friends and relatives heading <BR>> $BEI(Bome$B!&(B
lt;br>> Slippery Eel-unsigned gossip letter usually
slamming politicians<BR>> Pow Wow $BK#(Big Time, a social
gathering inter-tribal in nature<BR>> Regalia-Part of dance
items including necklaces, dresses, <BR>>beadwork, bustles
etc<BR>> commodity cheese$BMH(Bovernment surplus food given to
Indians.<BR>> commod$BMT(Bhort for
"commodity."<BR>> frog skins$BMN(Boney.<BR>> brah$B!&(B
amp;quot;brother."<BR>> chebon$B!&(Bamp;quot;man." Usage:
"Whassup chebon?"<BR>> stay red$B!&(Bamp;quot;keep it real," be
true to your Indian self.<BR>> hola$B!&(Bamp;quot;hello," from
the Lakota.<BR>> chooch$BMJ(Bmmature male who is acting
stupid.<BR>> 49$BMB(Bn informal social celebration at an Indian
gathering such as a <BR>> powwow.<BR>> 49in'$BMQ(B
artying at a 49.<BR>> snag$BMB(B partner for a date or a
one-night stand.<BR>> snaggin'$BMT(Bearching for a
snag.<BR>> fry bread girl$BM*(Bndian female who eats too
much.<BR>> twink, twinki, twinkie$BMO(Bon-Indian who believes in
New Age <BR>>mysticism.<BR>> wannabe$BMO(Bon-Indian who wants
to be an Indian.<BR>> plastic$BMG(Bake, as in a fake medicine man
or woman. Usage: "Don't <BR>>waste your money on that plastic
shaman."<BR>> apple$BMS(Bed on the outside, white on the
inside.<BR>> coconut$BMC(Brown on the outside, white on the
inside.<BR>> red nigger$BMT(Bomeone who's too Indian to suit a
non-Indian. Usage: <BR>>"When a blue-eyed Oglala went into a
bar with his brown eyed <BR>>cousins, the bartender said,
'You can stay but your red niggers <BR>>have to
go outside.'"<BR>> chief$BMT(Bomeone who thinks he's
chief but isn't. Used ironically.<BR>> Imareala$BMB(B BIA
card-carrying Native who brags about having a card <BR>>and
is rude to those who don't<BR>> big warrior$BMT(Bomeone who takes
his or her role as a warrior
too <BR>>seriously.<BR>> Tonto$BMT(Bidekick,
lackey, Indian Uncle Tom.<BR>> FBI$B!&(Bamp;quot;full-blooded
Indian."<BR>> U.S. History $BKU(Bhe story of the genocidal move
west<BR>> NGE$B!&(Bamp;quot;non-government enrolled." An Indian
not officially a member <BR>>of a federally-recognized
tribe.<BR>> OSI-Out of state Indian (relocated from another
area)<BR>> Indian Taco-1 plate meal made from commodity foods
severed on <BR>>fried dough<BR>> blood, Aimster
$BMN(Bember of the American Indian Movement
(AIM).<BR>> Elder-title of respect not merely of age, must be
earned<BR>> Treaty talk$BMX(Bhite man's
lies.<BR>> Cuz-familiar form of
Cousin<BR>> Cosin-related but more distant than a
cousin<BR>> suits$BMH(Bovernment agents or
representatives.<BR>> Indian Law 101$BM*(Bndian law in reality.
Comes up in the context of a <BR>> non-Indian lawyer who is
competent but has never been exposed to <BR>>Indian weirdness
and starts prattling about the Constitution where
<BR>>it doesn't apply. Usage: "He was talking about Marbury
v. Madison, <BR>>so I had to give him Indian Law
101."<BR>> Going Custer-similar to going
postal<BR>><BR>>Interjections<BR>> Ennit, Innit-Is it
not i.e. that$BCT(B a nice sunset innit<BR>> Gee
Ennit-Exclamation, usual in agreement i.e. That was a
great <BR>>party. Gee ennit<BR>> eh?
ey, eyy, ayy-used at the end of a teasing type joke<BR>> oh
ya huh<BR>> uh huh, you say or I just say<BR>>
"Ima bust an arrow in his ass!"<BR>> Jokes-I was
kidding<BR>> Owich-ouch, resulting from
pain<BR>><BR>>On Sep 22, 2006, at 11:21 AM, s.t. bischoff
wrote:<BR>><BR>>Hi all,<BR>><BR>>I have a student interested in
slang in Indigenous Languages of
the <BR>>Americas.<BR>>Anyone familiar with any work in
this
area??<BR>><BR>>Thanks,<BR>>Shannon<BR>><BR>>__________________________<BR>>S.T.
Bischoff<BR>>PhD Candidate<BR>>Department of Linguistics<BR>>1100
E. University Blvd<BR>>University of Arizona<BR>>Tucson, AZ
85721<BR>>USA<BR>><BR>>bischoff@email.arizona.edu<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div><br
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