English Explanatory Dictionary

Peigan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of either of two the Blackfoot nations: Aamsskaapipikani (Blackfeet; South Peigan) or Aapatohsipikani ([North] Peigan)

Word forms

Peigan Peigans Piegan

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Blackfoot Piikáni, possibly through a language such as Muskogee or Apsalooke due to voicing of intervocalic /k/. Doublet of Piikani.

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