Aamsskáápipikani

== Blackfoot == === Etymology === From aamsskaap- (“south”) +‎ -ipiikáni (“Piikani, Peigan”). The shortening of /i/ in ipiikáni is also present in words like Skiníípikani and Aapátohsipikani, even though the latter has an alternative form with the vowel long. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːmsːkáːpipikani/ (Aamsskaapipikani) IPA(key): [ʌ̀ːms̠ːkáːpìpìkʌ̀ni̥] (Aapatohsipikani, Siksika) IPA(key): [ʌ̀ːmsːkáːpìpìkʌ̀ni̥] (Kainai) IPA(key): [ɐ̀ːmsːkáːpìpìkɐ̀ni̥] === Proper noun === Aamsskáápipikani anim (proximate Aamsskáápipikaniwa, obviative Aamsskáápipikaniyi) South Piikani (Blackfeet), southernmost clan of the Blackfoot Confederacy. ==== Descendants ==== English: → South Piikani (calque), → South Peigan (calque), → Aamsskaapipikani === References === Donald G. Frantz; Norma J. Russell (1989), Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes, 3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 2017 Frantz, Donald G.; Genee, Inge (2016–2023), Blackfoot Online Dictionary‎[1], University of Toronto Press; Weber, Natalie; Derrick, Donald (2025), “A Phonetic Description of Káínai Blackfoot”, in Language Documentation & Conservation‎[2], volume 19, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, pages 248–304.