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The Word "Aho"
Cloud:
The word "Aho" seems to be popping up in more pagan communities and I'm curious to find out it's true meaning. I've been told it's Apache, and Cherokee, and Dine, and, and, and. I've Googled it and come up with even more confusing contradictions. Now I'm wondering if it's just a word a fraud made up because it "sounded" native.
In one seminar I attended all the participants were asked to share and then finish off with "Aho". When I just said "Thank you" instead, I was accused of having a problem with native spirituality. ???
Help, please?
Paul123:
Try Japanese.
Renee:
--- Quote from: Paul123 on December 18, 2009, 10:25:30 am ---Try Japanese.
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this is funny :)
japanese: "aho"
german translation: "idiot"
http://209.85.135.132/search?q=cache:RO73THwMgAMJ:www.schulportal.bremerhaven.de/humboldtzeitung/japanisch.htm+japanisch+aho&cd=1&hl=de&ct=clnk&gl=at
Renee:
--- Quote from: Paul123 on December 18, 2009, 10:25:30 am ---Try Japanese.
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japanisch - deutsch
japanese - german
aho - idiot :)
http://www.schulportal.bremerhaven.de/humboldtzeitung/japanisch.htm
TRIBALMOONS@yahoo.com:
This is what I found :
Yahoo Answers
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"Aho" is Lakhota and has been borrowed into many other North American languages as a result of hearing the word at pow-wows in the 20th century. "Aho" means "yes, I agree". It is used in prayers in somewhat the same way that "amen" is used ("amen" means "i agree"), but it is not used exclusively in prayers. It is used in any situation where a discussion is being conducted.
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I am a Linguistics professor at a major US university
Some say it is Cree and Ojibway
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