ᐅᐢᑲᓇ ᑳᐊᓴᑌᑭ

Cree

Alternative forms

Etymology

From being the place where the nomadic Cree hunters would pile the bison bones of their kills. The literal meaning is "the place where bones are piled".

Proper noun

ᐅᐢᑲᓇ ᑳᐊᓴᑌᑭ (oskana kaaasateki)

  1. (western Cree spelling) Regina (the capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada, with a metropolitan population of about 250,000)

Descendants

  • English: Wascana
  • English: Many-bone Creek
    • English: Bone Creek
      • English: Bone Creek Wilderness
      • English: Rural Municipality of Bone Creek
    • English: Pile of Bones
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