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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪkəˌpuː/

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Noun

Kickapoo (plural Kickapoos or Kickapoo)

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

Proper noun

The unpretentious Kickapoo Town Hall in Readstown, Wisconsin

Kickapoo

1. The language spoken by these people.
2. A place in the United States:
   1. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Peoria County, Illinois.
   2. A ghost town in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana.
   3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
   4. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
   5. Other townships, listed under Kickapoo Township.
   6. A river in Wisconsin, a tributary of the Wisconsin River.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Kickapoo terms

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Kickapoo, kic ⁠