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Is there a relationship between the Navajo Indians and the Apache Indians?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes!
Most people would say that Navajo (Dine') and the different Apache (Inde'- "inday") groups are all cousin languages and cultures of a sort. I would say they are about as far apart as perhaps Spanish and Italian. In other words, many basic words are the same or similar but others are not. Words like rock (tse), water (to'), I (shi) are very close. Depending on how you want to divide them up they are about seven language groups in the Southern Athabascan language family, Navajo and six Apache languages; Plains Apache, Western Apache, Mescalero, Chiricahua, Jicarilla and Lipan.
They all have the same 33 consonants, 4 vowels, the vowels can be short or long (not how we mean in English but rather said for a longer/shorter time), can be nasalized or not, and are tonal with high, low , rising and falling.
The grammar is similar too. Called :" fusional, polysynthetic, nominative-accusative head-marking languages". The word order is Subject Object Verb. Words are modified primarily by prefixes. Verbs are most important. The grammar is very complex compared to English.
They are all related in language, but not really in culture, to the rest of the Athabascan languages which are in Canada and Alaska. For example the vowel in the word for "cloud" k(k'os) changes from "o" to "a"
For traditional Navajo and Apache they have, of course, different creation stories. Culturally, the Navajo are perhaps the most different in historic times, They grew corn in bigger permanent fields and lived in Hogans. After they got sheep and horses, sheep and weaving became very important to them too. Most of the Apache groups lived in less permanent houses and depended on hunting more and corn growing less. But there were large differences in some groups for example the Plains Apache and the Lipan lived near and almost just like the Kiowa, a plains Indian culture, hunting buffalo. Others were mainly desert hunter gatherers.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Navajo and Apache are originally from from northwestern Canada and eastern Alaska entering the Southwest by 1400 CE. Both groups are Athabaskan speakers as are the Dene First Nations, who live near from Tadoule Lake in Manitoba to the Great Slave Lake in Canada'sNorthwest Territories.
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How did the Shoshone adapt to their environment?
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The Apache, the Navajo, and the Hopi.
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Who are the Indians that lived in Arizona before it became a state?
The Apache, Navajo and Ute.
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What was the Apache resistance?
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What are the native American tribes in the south west?
There were several Native American tribes that were located in the southwest, including large areas in places such as South Dakota and Arizona. Some of the tribes include the Apache, Navajo, Hopi, and Tewa.
What languages are spoken By Apache Indians and Navajo Indians?
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Are there really Indians in Arizona?
There are at least 85,000 who speak the Navajo language and another 10,000 who speak the Apache language.
What has the author Maudie Robinson written?
Maudie Robinson has written: 'Children of the sun' -- subject(s): Apache Indians, Indians of North America, Juvenile literature, Navajo Indians, Pueblo Indians
Do any desert southwest Indians still exist?
Yes, there are a number of southwestern tribes that still exist. Examples: Pueblo Indians Navajo Hopi Apache
Who were the Indians that lived in Arizona before it became a state?
The Apache, Navajo and Ute who all still have a major presence in Arizona.
