Aapátohsipikani

Blackfoot Alternative forms bla Aapátohsipikáni Aapátohsipiikani Etymology From bla waapatohs- Piikáni north, northern Piikani, Peigan aapatohs- -ipiikáni. The shortening of /i/ in bla -ipiikáni is also present in words like bla Skiníípikani and bla Aamsskáápipikani, even though the latter has an alternative form with the vowel long. Pronunciation bla /aːpátoxsipikani/ bla [àːpʌ́to̥xws̠ìpìkʌ̀ni̥] Aamsskaapipikani bla [àːpʌ́txwsìpìkàni̥] Aapatohsipikani bla [àːpɐ́txwsìpìkɐ̀ni̥] Kainai bla [àːpʌ́to̥xsìpìkʌ̀ni̥] Siksika 2 Pronunciation notes This is a compound or affixed form of class 1 stems, meaning that it does not carry a fixed accent in its structure. Its accent can be realised differently when prefixed, but it is usually kept in the same syllable when suffixed. Proper noun bla proper noun proximate Aapátohsipikaniwa obviative Aapátohsipikaniyi the Piikani (North Peigan) clan under the Blackfoot Confederacy bla Skiníípikani Derived terms bla aapátohsipikanii'powahsin- aapátohsipikaniikoan- Descendants en North Peigan Aapatohsipikani 1 References ; Weber, Natalie; Derrick, Donald (2025): A phonetic description of Kainai Blackfoot. bla People Ethnonyms bla class 1 stems