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English
Siksika
Literal Meaning
Apple
áípasstaamiinaamm
Bacon
áíksinóósakiksi
Bake/Cook
ihkiitaa
Bean
áótooksiinaattsi
Beans
áótooksiinattsiistsi
Berry
míín
Bologna
omahkottsiimskaan
Broth/Soup
kóópis
Cake
pisátsskiitaan
fancy cooking
Candy
ohkomiaapiiníiwaan
round sugar
Cheese
iitsskonnikis
Chocolate
áópakíítsskii'p
Coffee
niitá'paisiksikimi
Corn
áóhpiikiinaatts
Diet
ikkstsimiáttsoohsi
cause oneself to be slim
Dried Apples
ohtookiinaattsi
appear like ears
Dried meat, jerky
káyiis
Eat Lunch
ihtatsikiooyi
Flour
ó'kapayin
Food
aoówahsin
Fry Bread
immistsííhkiitaan
grease-baked goods
Ground Beef/Hamburger
pikkiáákio'ksisako
(Blood Tribe)
Ice Cream
isstoowashin
cold food
(N.Peigan Tribe)
Jam
míiniaohtaisttsikááhkimao'p
berry spread
Milk
ónnikis
My Food
nitsówahsini
Oatmeal/Porridge
pikkiáákssin
(Blood Tribe)
Oats
matoyí'nssimaan
Onion, wild onion
pisatsiinikimm
Pancake
isttohkihkiitaan
flat, thin baking
Pasta
áíssinnii'p
Peach
immoyaapasstaamiinaamm
Pear
ómahkínaotohton
Peas
oohkominokoistsi
Pepper
pisstaahkaipokoo
tobacco-like taste
Popcorn
paapáówahsini
Pork sausage
áíksinottsis
Potato
maatáák
Raisin
i'náksiin
small berry
Rice
issssiinainikimm
Salt
isttsiksioko
Sandwich
po'tstákssin
Seed
kiníínoko
Snack
a'písttaapiksistaki
move about tasting food
(Blood Tribe)
Soup
akóópskaan
Soup
akóópihkaan
Stew
okksisákáóo'sin
Sugar
náápiiniiwan
Tomato/Rosehip
kiníí
Water
aohkíí
Watermellon
ómahkotsskoi'nssimaan
Wheat
miiniinokoo
Whiskey
náápiaohkii
White man's water
Wine
mííniaohkii
berry water
Yeast Bread
koohpááttstaan
*Information from Donald G. Frantz and Norma Jean Russell's Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes, Second Edition

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