ネイティブアメリカン
neitibu amerikan
The Japanese phrase for "native american" is ネイティブアメリカン (neitibu amerikan).
ネイティブアメリカン is used to refer to a Native American person.
Meaning: person (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
neitibu amerikan
Did you know?
- When talking about the 'native' part of the phrase, Japanese uses ネイティブ, which comes from the English word but has evolved into a common shorthand for 'fluent speaker'.
- Unlike in English, where 'Indian' is often avoided to prevent confusion with people from India, Japanese distinguishes the two by using インド人 for those from India and インディアン for Native Americans.
- In Japanese pop culture, such as western movies, the term インディアン (indian) is more common than the katakana version of 'Native American'. This reflects how much of the terminology was imported through Hollywood.
Examples in context
- 彼はネイティブアメリカンの歴史を勉強しています。Kare wa neitibu amerikan no rekishi o benkyō shite imasu.He is studying Native American history.
- ネイティブアメリカンの文化はとても豊かですね。Neitibu amerikan no bunka wa totemo yutaka desu ne.Native American culture is very rich, isn't it?
- あの映画にはネイティブアメリカンの登場人物が出てきます。Ano eiga ni wa neitibu amerikan no tōjō jinbutsu ga detekimasu.A Native American character appears in that movie.
Example conversation
Two students are talking about a museum exhibit in a university hallway.
- 結衣 Yui陽太さんは、ネイティブアメリカンの展示を見に行きましたか？Yōta-san wa, neitibu amerikan no tenji o mi ni ikimashita ka?Yota, did you go see the Native American exhibit?
- 陽太 Yotaはい、昨日行きました。とても興味深かったです。Hai, kinō ikimashita. Totemo kyōmibukatta desu.Yes, I went yesterday. It was very interesting.
- 結衣 Yuiどんなものが一番印象に残っていますか？Donna mono ga ichiban inshō ni nokotte imasu ka?What left the strongest impression on you?
- 陽太 Yota伝統的なアクセサリーが素晴らしかったです。Dentōteki na akusesarī ga subarashikatta desu.The traditional accessories were wonderful.
