0
There were two different and unrelated tribal groups in North America referred to as "Blackfeet" or "Blackfoot" by white settlers.
The larger group lived (and still live) in Alberta, Saskatchewan and northern Montana. These were the Blackfoot confederation, made up of the closely-related Blood, Piegan and Blackfoot tribes. They all spoke an Algonquian language very distantly related to the languages spoken in the north-eastern States.
A much smaller group were the Blackfoot Sioux, a division of the Teton Lakotas of the Missouri river in South Dakota. They spoke the Lakota language and today they mainly live at Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota.
Just to show the differences in their respective languages, here are a few words in Algonquian Blackfoot and the equivalent in Blackfoot Lakota:
Algonquian Blackfoot .................... Blackfoot Lakota ................ English
ahkapi............................................ota.......................................many
ahmoki............................................sha......................................red
sik...................................................sapa....................................black
aapi.................................................ska......................................white
apsi.................................................wahin..................................arrow
omitaa.............................................shunka................................dog
ahkwiniman.....................................canonpa...............................pipe
stomick............................................p'ta.......................................buffalo bull
nahtoya...........................................wakan...................................sacred
ni't...................................................wanci....................................one
niisito...............................................zaptan..................................five
kiipo..................................................wikcemna.............................ten
kaiyo.................................................mahto..................................bear
ahki...................................................win......................................woman
aohkii.................................................mini.....................................water
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoSiksika or Pikanii. You could also say Nitsiitapi, although really that refers to the tribe itself.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How do you apply for Indian money from blackfoot Indian tribe?
I would like to apply for Indian money from Blackfoot Indian tribe. How do I apply?
What is the blackfoot native American translation of the name Two?
I am assuming you mean the Blackfoot peoples of Alberta, Montana and Saskatchewan, not the Blackfoot Sioux who are an unrelated and distinct tribe with a different language. Even some Native Americans do not realise that there is a difference. The Blackfoot word for the number two is natoka, pronounced nahtohka.
How do you say strength in the Blackfoot language?
The Blackfoot word is minikxiw
What is the Blackfoot word for daughter?
In the Blackfoot language the word for daughter is:itan
What are native american names for grandpa Specifically Stockbridge Fr. Canadian and Blackfoot?
The Stockbridge tribe was originally the Housatonic branch of the Mahicans, so the language they spoke is Mahican. Blackfoot is also an Algonquian language, but only very distantly related.In Mahican the word for grandfather is òmuxomunIn Blackfoot the word for grandfather is na-ahks'(literally "my grandfather")I guess that by "Fr. Canadian" you mean French Canadian, which is not a native language; "grandfather" in that language is grandpère.
What do Africas speak?
Africans dont have a specific language because its a continent not a country .Therefore, if you speak the language of your tribe. For an example, if your from Ghana , then you have a specific tribe and you speak the language of that tribe.
Which tribe won against the Paiute tribe the Blackfoot or the Paiute?
The blackfoot tribe won.The blackfoot tribe won because the paiute tribe had bad hunting skills and food skills.
What language does the blackfoot people speak?
They said oki (oh-key) as hello
What is Yoruba's language?
Yoruba is a language spoken mainly in Nigeria and some parts of Benin and Togo in West Africa. It is a tonal language with a rich oral tradition and is one of the most widely spoken languages in Africa.
Where did blackfoot Indian tribe originate?
Dakota=========================================================Answer: There are two distinct and unconnected native groups in North America who have been given the English name "Blackfoot" or "Blackfeet".The Blackfoot Lakota are today a very small tribe (perhaps between 1,000 and 2,000 people) of the Lakota or Teton Sioux, living in South Dakota. They call themselves siha sapa. Their language is naturally part of the Siouan family.The Blackfoot confederacy of the far northern Plains (northern Montana, Saskatchewan and Alberta) consists of the Blood, Piegan and Blackfoot tribes, who speak an Algonquian language and call themselves Siksikawa or Niitsítapi. Today they number around 88,000 people.
What Indian tribe is the meanest?
blackfoot are known to be the most aggressive
Language of the bani khalid tribe?
They speak arabic.
What languages did the tuscarora tribe speak?
They speak Skarure, the Tuscarora language is Skarure.
What tribe was named for the color of their moccasins?
The Blackfoot Indian tribe .
What did the blackfoot natives live in?
Blackfoot tribe lived very decorative tipi's.
Who were the Indian tribe?
Blackfoot And Apache
What is the blackfoot native American translation of the name Two?
I am assuming you mean the Blackfoot peoples of Alberta, Montana and Saskatchewan, not the Blackfoot Sioux who are an unrelated and distinct tribe with a different language. Even some Native Americans do not realise that there is a difference. The Blackfoot word for the number two is natoka, pronounced nahtohka.
