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Aaniiih en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (plural, singular) Synonym of Gros Ventre (people).
   • The term ‘Atsina’ is sometimes used for the language in scholarly literature, but this is a Blackfeet term and is not used or widely recognized by the Aaniiih themselves. 2024, Andrew Cowell with Terry Brockie, The Aaniiih (Gros Ventre) Language: A Revitalization Reference Grammar, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, page 1:
   • Meaning “Ghost Calf,” the name honors her Aaniiih grandmother, a woman who became blind later in life but was unimpeded by her lack of sight. The modern Wozek described Ghost Calf’s story as a lesson in resilience, and one of many learned from elder Aaniiih, the White Clay People, now based on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. 2022 January 1, Rachel Hergett, “Finding her own path”, in Montana State University:

Synonyms

Gros Ventre