) ▁▁ ▁( L ena pe ) ▁▁▁ ▁Altern ative ▁English - language ▁names ▁include : ▁American ▁Indian ▁cour ting ▁fl ute , ▁cour ting ▁fl ute , ▁ ▁Grand father ' s ▁fl ute , ▁Indian ▁fl ute , ▁love ▁fl ute , ▁ ▁Native ▁American ▁cour ting ▁fl ute , ▁Native ▁American ▁love ▁fl ute , ▁Native ▁American ▁style ▁fl ute ▁( see ▁the ▁Indian ▁Arts ▁And ▁C raft s ▁Act ), ▁North ▁American ▁fl ute , ▁Pla ins ▁fl ute , ▁and ▁Pla ins ▁Indian ▁cour ting ▁fl ute . ▁ ▁Names ▁in ▁other ▁languages ▁include : ▁ ▁N aming ▁Con vent ions ▁▁ ▁By ▁convention , ▁English - language ▁uses ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁instrument ▁are ▁capital ized ▁as ▁" Native ▁American ▁fl ute ". ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁English - language ▁capital ization ▁of ▁other ▁musical ▁instruments ▁that ▁use ▁a ▁cultural ▁name , ▁such ▁as ▁" F rench ▁horn ". ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁abbre vi ations ▁( e . g . ▁" NA F ", ▁" N AS F ") ▁is ▁disc ou rag ed . ▁ ▁The ▁pre val ent ▁term ▁for ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁plays ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ▁is ▁" fl ut ist ". ▁This ▁term ▁pre domin ates ▁the ▁term ▁" f la ut ist ". ▁" Fl ute ▁mak er " ▁is ▁the ▁pre domin ant ▁term ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁" craft " ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes . ▁ ▁Organ ology ▁▁ ▁The ▁instrument ▁is ▁class ified ▁in ▁the