Pitikwahanapiwiyin

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Gender Masculine
Usage Cree (Anglicized)
Scripts ᐲᐦᑐᑲᐦᐊᓇᐱᐏᔨᐣ(Cree)

Meaning & History

From Cree ᐲᐦᑐᑲᐦᐊᓇᐱᐏᔨᐣ (Pîhtokahanapiwiyin) meaning "sits at the buffalo pound", derived from ᐲᐦᑐᑲᐦᐋᐣ (pîhtokahân) "buffalo pound, buffalo corral" and ᐊᐱᐤ (apiw) "sit". This was the name of a Plains Cree chief, also known as Poundmaker (1842-1886).