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Phonetic Pronounciation

Latest comment: 20 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

It would be nice to have a phonetic spelling of the name. Is it correct to say it as Nee Paw? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.10.127.58 (talk) 14:05, 4 May 2006 (UTC) (sign attached by guninvalid (talk) 08:15, 21 March 2026 (UTC))Reply

This self-designation is a common practice of aboriginal peoples the world over?

Latest comment: 20 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The Nez Perce's name for themselves is Ni-Mii-Puu (pronounced nee-mee-poo), which means simply "the People." This self-designation is a common practice of aboriginal peoples the world over.

This statement evidences lack of perspective In fact, I think the statement shows ethnocentricity, or lack of perspective, when stating that aboriginal peoples call themselves simply "The People."

Other languages (which are not dubbed aboriginal) have a word meaning something like people. I do not think the statement in bold is appropriate because in languages that are not "aboriginal," you still can notice the use of words such as "Human beings," "Humankind," etc, to refer to People. I call myself people or human in my own language (In Spanish, you say "Persona, Gente, Humano, Ser Humano, etc"), and when speaking in English, I would like to be consider a "person". The statement above could apply in my case, although I do not belong to a so-called aboriginal people.

I hope we can come up with a better solution, or with information that could be more helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.77.195.21 (talk) 22:21, 4 May 2006 (UTC) (sign attached by guninvalid (talk) 08:15, 21 March 2026 (UTC))Reply

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Latest comment: 11 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

151.252.219.23: Can you please tell me where you've got the native name "Emilijan" from? This is to reach consequences to stop from me violating 3RR unless this is vandalism. PEPSI697 (💬) (📝) 07:03, 6 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

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