waaká-

== Blackfoot == === Alternative forms === aaká- (non-prevocalic) === Etymology === Probably inherited from Proto-Algonquian *tahθayaki (“so many”). If so, cognate with Cree tahtwayak (“many places, ways”) and Fox taswayaki (“many kinds, groups”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /waːká/ (Aamsskaapipikani, Aapatohsipikani, Kainai, Siksika) IPA(key): [wàːká] === Prefix === waaká- to be many Iikáwaakáítapiyaawa. ― There are many people. (literally, “[The] people are many.”) ==== Derived terms ==== === 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; Natalie Weber; Donald Derrick (2025): A phonetic description of Kainai Blackfoot; John Hewson; Marie-Odile Junker: Proto-Algonquian Dictionary, Carleton University.