How (greeting)
The word "how" is a pop culture anglicization of the Lakota word ', a Lakota language greeting by men to men. The term ''how'' is often found in Stereotypes of indigenous peoples of Canada and the United States, stereotypical and outdated depictions of Native Americans, made by non-Natives, in some Hollywood movies and various novels, e.g. those of James Fenimore Cooper or Karl May. Background The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (OED) gives [] ("how") as the pronunciation, and claims Jesuit missionary Jean de Brébeuf had described the use of the term as an interjection of approval with the Wyandot people, Wyandot (Hurons). De Brébeuf described individual speakers using ''Condayauendi Ierhayde cha nonhwicwahachen'' to signify the end of their speaking, which was answered by the community with a long "Hooow". Longman Webster describes ''Howgh'' as a greeting of the Lakota, Dakota, and/or Nakoda peoples; giving "Háu kola" (''Hallo friend'') as a Lakota language greeting. However, ...
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