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#185173 06/05/2009 4:18 PM
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How is this word pronounced? The Piegans are part of the Blackfoot Indian group.

kite #185174 06/05/2009 4:21 PM
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It's Pikáni in Blackfoot, so in English I would assume it's /'pi:gən/, roughly like the words pea + gun.


Ceci n'est pas un seing.
kite #185211 06/08/2009 2:12 AM
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Welcome, kite. You can hear it at AHD.


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