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Show The Indian Languages. Tho bureau of American ctnnow of the Siultlisonlun iwtuutlou. iw , conducts studies and laves tgn among tho Indians, Is coustantlj w horded with requests for ' the word" for this uud that. ' worth whllo to explain to the l'" therefore, that there Is uo one A can Indian language. On the coaUM there nro about 1.000 lunflWS(' two Americas, and i.ructiwiHy w tlnct Indian languages north or w-It w-It becomes, then, Impossible j "tbo" Indlnn word for any -" u equivalent, und consequent iy usually chosen from the nS'l.taJ). tho trlbo which Inhabits, or once ww Ited. tbo particular section of tne try from which tho request c0"tsLtt example, tho word may be chofcea tho Slour, Delaware, Cherokee, & Zunl or other language |