Statistics for Native American Words #3

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Meaning	Loan word	% Correct
Narrow boat supposed to be paddled	Canoe	97%
Corn	Maize	94%
Sea cow	Manatee	91%
Pumpkin and courgette are types of this vegetable-like fruit	Squash	91%
Deer skin or leather shoe	Moccasin	88%
These clever & curious mammals often visit rubbish bins	Raccoon	88%
This root vegetabe with edable tubers is originally from the Andes	Potato	82%
A Social gathering	Pow wow	79%
Single handed axe or hatchet	Tomahawk	79%
Baby or young child	Papoose	76%
'Blanket' worn as outer garment to keep warm	Poncho	67%
Woman	Squaw	64%
Marsupial, literally meaning "white beast"	Opossum	52%
Small, low, sandy island on a coral reef	Key, Cay or Caye	48%