Piikáni

Piikani Blackfoot Etymology From bla ipik- -aan -yi scab robe, shawl to have, own pik- to have scabby robes. The vowel length exchange within the first two elements is unusual and unexpected. There is also disagreement with what the first affix means. Kipitaakii Aapoowaawhkaa, under the Kainai Community Page, disregards this etymology and suggests two origins of the clan's name: one from bla ipiiw- far away, but that would result in *piiwááni; and from bla ipi'kaani- to bave belongings but that would result in *pi'kááni. Pronunciation bla /piːkáni/ bla [pìːkʌ́ni̥] Aamsskaapipikani,Siksika: bla [pìːkáni̥] Aapatohsipikani: bla [pìːkɐ́ni̥] Kainai 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 an bound form -ipiikáni proximate Piikániwa obviative Piikániyi the Piikani Nation Aapatohsipikani clan, under the Blackfoot Confederacy bla historical somewhat rare both Aapatohsipikani and Blackfeet Nation Aamsskaapipikani (Blackfeet) clans, sometimes called Peigans in English bla CC Uhlenbeck Joseph Tatsey 1911 February New Series of Blackfoot Texts from the Southern Peigans' Blackfoot Reservation The People Living in the North Amsterdan, Netherlands https://archive.org/details/P003662/page/5/mode/1up 5 Ákai-Pekɑ̀niua oiník akóxtsi apɑ́toxsoxtsi Ánnyaiè otáuaxsin. Itápoauatutsinaie. Púxsapuxstsiaie ómɑxkaiåxkèn. Itáutsuistùtsiuaie. Áistɑmatsistapistùtsix'kimaie. Ákaipiikaniwa oniitsikasska'kóóhtsi aapátohsoohtsi ánnayi otáwahsini. Iitá'poottotsinayi. Póóhsapoohtsiwáyi ómahkaohkii. Iitáó'tsisttotsiwáyi. Áí'sta'mattsistá'pisttotsikíímmáyi. The original ancient land of the Peigans was long ago more northwards. They moved and camped onto it. On this side, there were some big waters. They used to come back here. They decided to keep moving around over and over. Derived terms bla Aamsskáápipikani Aapátohsipikani piikániikoan- piikáni'powahsin- Descendants en Piikani Peigan 1 1 References ; Weber, Natalie; Derrick, Donald (2025): A phonetic description of Kainai Blackfoot; Sheposh, Richard (2024): Piikani Nation; Weber, Natalie; Allen, Blake (2012): Blackfoot Pitch Accent: Insights from Morpho-Phonology, University of British Columbia; en Aapoowaawhkaa Kipitaakii https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18MY22Fetq/ Old Story of How Three Blackfoot Tribes (Siksikáwa, Aakáínaiwa, Piikáni) Got Their Names 2019 July 26 Facebook bla People Ethnonyms bla suffixed class 1 noun stems