Kickapoo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Kikapú, further origins are contested; an Anishinaabeg source proposes giiwigaabaw (“stand here and there”), in reference to the tribe's migratory patterns.

Noun

Kickapoo (plural Kickapoos or Kickapoo)

1. A member of a particular Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe.

Proper noun

Kickapoo

1. The language spoken by this people.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Kickapoo terms

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Kickapoo, kic ⁠