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How did colonists and native tribes learn eachothers languages, and how did they manage to communicate when they first met?

by Diccboi69

JeebusOfNazareth

I asked this same question a couple years ago..hope it helps.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4yzro8/at_the_point_of_contact_in_the_new_world_how_long/