Sac & Fox term

David Costa pankihtamwa at earthlink.net
Thu Nov 20 20:55:18 UTC 2003


As far as I know, only Ojibwes and Potawatomis use that "Anishnabe" term.
The most common name the Sauks use for themselves is /0a:ki:wa/ ('0' =
theta, 'th' as in 'thin'), though alternates of /o0a:ki:wa/ and /a0a:ki:wa/
are also attested.

David


> Does anyone know if the term "Anishnabe" is the proper name that the Sac &
> Fox use to term themselves and their language?  If this term is Ojibwe,
> Potawatomi, or another, what term do the Sac/Sauk call themselves.
> jgt
>
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