Kickapoo

Pronunciation: /ˈkɪkəˌpuː/

The English word “Kickapoo” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

proper noun

The language spoken by these people.
Other townships, listed under Kickapoo Township.

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.

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