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Aang

Aang is a word of greeting in the language of the Aleut people. Literally it means "good," and in some contexts it can also mean "yes." Aang is pronouncd roughly to rhyme with the English word "song."

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Aleut language
Aleut culture
Aleuts
Aleut vocabulary
Aleut pronunciation
Eskimo-Aleut language family
Alaska Native tribes

Here are a few good books about the Aleuts:
Aleut Identities: Tradition and Modernity
Aleut Dictionary
Aleut Tales and Narratives

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