assimilation – n. the act of causing a person or group to become part of a different society or country

linguist – n. a person who studies language and the way languages work

alphabet – n. the letters of a language arranged in their usual order

translate – v. to change words from one language into another language

type – v. to write with a computer keyboard or typewriter

gossip – n. information about the behavior and personal lives of other people

reservation – n. an area of land in the U.S. that is kept separate as a place for Native Americans to live