aahkiáápiksistsiko-

Blackfoot

Etymology

Deverbal from waahkiáápiksistsiko- (to be the day of going home).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːxkiáːpiksistsiko/
    • (Aamsskaapipikani) IPA(key): [ʌ̀xkjáːpɪ̀ks̠ɪ̀çs̠ts̠ɪ̀ko̥ʊ̀], [-kiáː-]
    • (Aapatohsipikani) IPA(key): [ʌ̀xkjáːpɪ̀ksɪ̀stsɪ̀kʊ̥], [-kiáː-]
    • (Kainai) IPA(key): [ɐ̀xkjáːpɪ̀ksɪ̀stsɪ̀ko̥], [-kiáː-]
    • (Siksika) IPA(key): [ʌ̀xkjáːpɪ̀ksɪ̀stsɪ̀ko̥], [-kiáː-]

Noun stem

aahkiáápiksistsiko- inan (singular aahkiáápiksistsikoyi, plural aahkiáápiksistsikoistsi, non-referentional aahkiáápiksistsikoi)

  1. Going Home Day

References

  • Frantz, Donald G.; Genee, Inge (2016–2023), Blackfoot Online Dictionary[1], University of Toronto Press
  • Donald G. Frantz; Norma J. Russell (1989), Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes, 3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 2017