Indigenous loan words: What does “Kanata” mean?

Canadian English has borrowed many words from Indigenous languages. Some of these loan words designate animals and plants, while others describe Indigenous life and culture.

Brush up on your Indigenous vocabulary by taking the quiz below. If you need a hand, read our writing tip “Indigenous loan words.”

1. The word Canada comes from the Iroquois word kanata, meaning Placeholder for the answer.
2. The word Placeholder for the answer means “dwelling.”
3. A geoduck is a Placeholder for the answer native to the Pacific Northwest.
4. The city of Saskatoon is named after a Placeholder for the answer native to the area.
5. Traditional pemmican was made with pounded dried Placeholder for the answer meat and melted fat.
6. The word Nunavut means Placeholder for the answer in Inuktitut.
7. The word Placeholder for the answer refers to a type of swamp or bog.
8. The word babiche refers to Placeholder for the answer.
9. A cone-shaped tent made of skins or cloth on a frame of poles is called Placeholder for the answer.
10. A Placeholder for the answer is more commonly known as a wolverine.
  
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