winkta

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Dakota

Etymology

Compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lakota (deprecated template usage) wíŋkte.

Noun

winkta

  1. two-spirit; male-bodied person who behaves as a woman

Usage notes

  • In the modern era, the term is sometimes applied to male homosexuals as well.

See also

References

  • Being Dakota: Tales and Traditions of the Sisseton and Wahpeton
  • Stephen Return Riggs (et al.), A Dakota-English Dictionary
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