How (greeting)

This article is about the archaic word, used in fiction. For other uses, see How.

The word "how" is a pop culture anglicization of the Lakota word háu, a Lakota language greeting by men to men. The term how is often found in older Hollywood movies and various novels that depicted American Indians, e.g. those of James Fenimore Cooper or Karl May.

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