Alaxchíiahu
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]alaxchíi (“war deed”) + ahú (“many”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alaxchíiahu (citation form Alaxchíiaho)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: Aleek-chea-ahoosh
- → English: Plenty Coups (calque)
References
[edit]- Crow Language Consortium (2019) “Alaxchíiaho (u)”, in Crow Dictionary Online
- Reed, Jr., George (1974 September) Dictionary of the Crow Language[1], Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pages 24, 28: “Alachíia Ahú”