áwaakiihka'si-

Blackfoot

Alternative spellings

Etymology

From á- (durative aspect prefix) +‎ waakiihka'si- (“to behave as a woman, to be effeminate”).

Noun stem

áwaakiihka'si- anim (proximate singular áwaakiihka'siwa, obviative singular áwaakiihka'siyi, plural áwaakiihka'siiksi, non-referentional áwaakiihka'sii)

  1. an AMAB person who does not conform to gender norms

Verb stem

áwaakiihka'si- anim (singular imperative áwaakiihka'sik, plural imperative áwaakiihka'sik)

  1. (intransitive) durative of waakiihka'si-

Derived terms

  • kitáwaakiihka'si
  • kitáwaakiihka'sspoaawa
  • nitáwaakiihka'si
  • nitáwaakiihka'sspinnaan
  • áwaakiihka'siwa
  • áwaakiihka'siyi
  • áwaakiihka'siyini
  • áwaakiihka'so'pa

References

  • Hugh A. Dempsey (1914): The Venegful Wife and Other Blackfoot Stories;
  • Frantz, Donald G.; Genee, Inge (2016–2023), Blackfoot Online Dictionary‎[1], University of Toronto Press
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