Statistics for Native American Words

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Definition	Language	Letter	Word	% Correct
Dome-shaped shelter made from snow	Inuktitut	I	Igloo	98%
Cone-shaped tent	Lakota	T	Tepee	93%
Smaller relative of the llama	Aymara	A	Alpaca	84%
Small boat with waterproof covering	Inuktitut	K	Kayak	82%
Deerskin shoe	Powhatan	M	Moccasin	82%
"Masked" mammal native to the Americas	Powhatan	R	Raccoon	78%
Native American axe	Algonquian	T	Tomahawk	77%
Another word for Bigfoot	Halkomelem	S	Sasquatch	74%
Food family that includes zucchini and pumpkins	Narragansett	S	Squash	70%
Simple rainjacket	Quechua	P	Poncho	65%
Large Native-American gathering	Algonquian	P	Powwow	64%
Green, pitted fruit. In Nahuatl, it also means "testicle".	Nahuatl	A	Avocado	63%
An object that serves as an emblem of a tribe or clan	Ojibwe	T	Totem	62%
Red fruit native to the Americas	Nahuan	T	Tomato	58%
Type of sled without runners	Algonquian	T	Toboggan	57%
Domed shelter used by Northeast American tribes	Abenaki	W	Wigwam	49%
Southwest wood popular in barbeque	Nahuatl	M	Mesquite	41%
A word that means "baby"	Narragansett	P	Papoose	34%
A sudden warm wind that blows over the Canadian plains	Lower Chehalis	C	Chinook	29%
Shell beads sometimes used as currency	Narragansett	W	Wampum	29%
Pacific Northwest gathering and gift exchange	Chinook	P	Potlatch	14%