lumbee slang - EAS

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  1. Some examples of Lumbee dialect Dec. 06, 2000 4:00 a.m. chawed: (adj.) embarrassed, disgraced cooter: (noun) a large swamp turtle cuz: (noun) a term of address used in greeting a fellow Lumbee damn skippy: (adj.) right! an affirmative response to a speaker's comment
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    Who are the Lumbee?
    The Lumbee are one of eight state-recognized Native American tribes in North Carolina; they have been recognized by the state since 1885.
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    What language did the Lumbee Tribe speak?
    Language: The language most commonly referred to as 'Lumbee' was an Algonkian language also known as Croatan or Pamlico, but the ancestors of the modern-day Lumbee Indians also included speakers of several other languages, including Tuscarora, Catawba, Cheraw, and other Iroquoian and Siouan languages little is known about today.
    Why is the Lumbee Tribe not considered an Indian Nation?
    People: The Lumbee Indians have been denied federal status as an Indian nation because of their high degree of mixed blood--their ancestors include Cheraw, Tuscarora, and Croatan Indians, many African-Americans (the tribe was known for sheltering runaway slaves), and, in all likelihood, members of the original "lost" colony of Roanoke.
    What did the Lumbee Act do?
    Lumbee Act. It withheld full recognition as a "Tribe", as had been agreed to by the Lumbee leaders. The Lumbee Act designated the Indians of Robeson, Hoke, Scotland, and Cumberland counties as the "Lumbee Indians of North Carolina.".
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  3. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Lumbee

    Jun 18, 2007 · A group of Native American people from Robeson County, North Carolina. With 53,000+ tribally enrolled members, the Lumbee are the 9th largest tribe in America and the largest tribe East of the Mississippi. Their origins are lost in history, although many believe that the Lumbee originate from the Croatan Indians of John White's "Lost Colony" of 1609.

  4. Slang Define: What is Lumbee? - meaning and definition

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    A group of Native American people from Robeson County, North Carolina. With 53,000+ tribally enrolled members, the Lumbee are the 9th largest tribe in America and the largest tribe East of the Mississippi. Their origins are lost in history, although many believe that the Lumbee originate from the Croatan Indians of John White's "Lost Colony" of ...

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    Dec 06, 2000 · From A Dialect Dictionary of Lumbee English, by Locklear, Wolfram, Schilling-Estes and Dannenberg. Tags linguistics Native Americans Lumbees Issue: 2000-12-06 News News Feature. Dec. 06, 2000 ...

  6. Slang Define: What is Lumbee-zebra? - meaning and definition

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    If you travel to Pembroke you will most definitely run into a few Lumbee-Zebras. See Oxendine. 2. 1. A european american who has taken a walk on the wild side. 2. The offispring of a european american who has taken a walk on the wild side. See skip

  7. www.native-languages.org/lumbee_words.htm

    Lumbee Croatan Word Set The ancestors of the present-day Lumbee people spoke several different languages, including Croatan (Carolina Algonquian), Cheraw (Carolina Siouan), Tuscarora, Catawba, and other Siouan and Iroquoian languages little is known about today. None of these languages are still spoken within the Lumbee tribe today.

  8. List of Common Lumbee Terms. | The Lumbee Indians

    https://lumbee.library.appstate.edu/bibliography/345

    List of Common Lumbee Terms. Record Number: 345. Citation: Barton, Lew. “List of Common Lumbee Terms.” Unpublished typescript. N.d. 9 p. Annotation: Gives definitions and examples of usage. The list was compiled for the Lumbee Oral History Project, some time prior to 1990.

  9. Lumbee Language and the Lumbee Indian Culture (Croatan, …

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    Native Languages of the Americas: Lumbee (Croatan, Croatoan, Pamlico, Carolina Algonquian) Language: The language most commonly referred to as 'Lumbee' was an Algonkian language also known as Croatan or Pamlico, but the ancestors of the modern-day Lumbee Indians also included speakers of several other languages, including Tuscarora, Catawba, Cheraw, and other …

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