aakííkoan-

Blackfoot

Etymology

From aakii- (“woman, queen”) +‎ -ikoan (“young being”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːkíːkoan/
    • (Aamsskaapipikani, Aapatohsipikani, Kainai, Siksika) IPA(key): [aːkíːkwan], [-koan]

Stem

aakííkoan- anim (singular proximate aakííkoana, singular obviative aakííkoani, plural aakííkoaiksi, non-referentional aakííkoai)

  1. girl

References

  • Donald G. Frantz; Norma J. Russell (1989), Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes, 3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 2017
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