Isstohkánaami'kkokótossko-

Blackfoot

Etymology

Compound of isstohkána- (“most”) +‎ waami't- (“west”) +‎ kokóto- (“ice”) +‎ -ssko (“place full of”), literally “westernmost place full of ice”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /isːtoxkánaːmiʔkːokótosːko/
    • (Aamsskaapipikani, Aapatohsipikani) IPA(key): [ɪ̀s̠ːto̥xkánàːmɪ̀ʔkːòkótʊ̀s̠ːko̥]
    • (Kainai) IPA(key): [ɪ̀sːtxwkɐ́nɐ̀ːmɪ̀ʔkːòkótʊ̀sːko̥]
    • (Siksika) IPA(key): [ɪ̀sːto̥xkánàːmɪ̀ʔkːòkótʊ̀sːko̥]

Noun stem

Isstohkánaami'kkokótossko- inan (singular Isstohkánaami'kkokótosskoyi)

  1. (puristic) Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)
    Synonym: Anáhssah-

Derived terms

  • Isstohkánaami'kkokótosskoohtsi (“to Alaska”)
  • isstohkánaami'kkokótosskoyiitapi- (“Alaskan person”)
  • Itsisstohkánaami'kkokótossko (“in Alaska”)
  • niitsisstohkánaami'kkokótosskoyiitapi- (“Indigenous Alaskan”)
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