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Aakáísta'ao
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Blackfoot
Etymology
From bla waaká- sta'ao- many ghosts, spirits.
Pronunciation
bla /aːkáístaʔao/
bla [àːkɛ́ːs̠tʌ̀ʔɔ̥] Aamsskaapipikani
bla [àːkɛ́ːstʌ̀ʔɔ̥] Aapatohsipikani
bla [àːkɛ́ːstɐ̀ʔɔ̥] Kainai
bla [àːkǽːstʌ̀ʔɔ̥] Siksika
Proper noun
bla proper noun an proximate Aakáísta'aowa obviative Aakáísta'aoyi
Kainai Nation Káínai clan name: Many Spirits clan
Descendants
en Many Spirits Many Ghosts 1
References
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Natalie Weber; Donald Derrick (2025): A phonetic description of Kainai Blackfoot.
bla Names Ethnonyms
bla class 2 stems