What is the American Indian translation of white man?

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Since you posted this under "Cheyenne Indians" I guess you mean "what is the Cheyenne translation for White Man?".

The Cheyenne term ve'ho'e really means "spider" but it was used to describe white people; some say it is because white settlers fenced their lands, like a spider builds a web. Others say the word is really 'e-ve'hoo'e, "he is wrapped up", referring to the many layers of clothing worn by white people - the natives said that whites wear far too many clothes.

Among the Crows of Montana, the term for a white person is baashchiili, which is made up of baa ("someone") and shiili ("yellow") - in other words "a person who is yellow".

The Teton or Lakota Sioux used the term wasichun, which can mean anything sacred or mysterious as well as "white man".
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