mixo'ge

Chiwere

Alternative forms

mihxóge, mixóge, mixhóge, míxoge

Etymology

Derived by one source from miŋe (“feminine”) + xó(ñitan) (“holy, blessed”) + -ge (“suffix indicating natural state or quality which is a regular feature of something”). Given the similarity in form and meaning to Omaha-Ponca mix'uga and several similar terms in other languages, it may however derive instead from the word for "moon", in reference to the belief that such people who influenced by the moon.

Noun

mixo'ge

a transvestite, transgender, or homosexual or bisexual person, considered blessed by the spirits and sacred

References

Sabine Lang, Men as Women, Women as Men →ISBN, 2010)
Báxoje-Jiwére-Ñútˀachi-Maˀúŋke Dictionary (2008)