2006-08-08 05:43:28 · 4 answers · asked by wu_tang_kang 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
A wigwam or wickiup (or wikiup) is domed hut-like dwelling, frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides, used by the semi-nomadic Native American tribes of the arid regions of the west and southwest North America.
2006-08-08 05:47:56 · answer #1 · answered by maeves_child 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wigwam also Teepee, and Wickiup
Native american names for house...
WIGWAM is from the eastern tribes from the Abenaki word. It is usually a dome shaped construction of skins, wooden poles and bark, also a rough hut.
WICKIUP from the Algonquin, Fox, Sauk and Kickapoo word: WIKIYA PI also meaning house. A tent dwelling of conical shape, made of poles usually covered with skins, or reed mats, rushes, etc... These were more used by the southwestern native american Indian tribes.,
TEPEE from the Lakota word meaning to dwell, also a conical tent made of poles and animal skins. Common to the Plains Indians Tribes
2006-08-08 06:20:57 · answer #2 · answered by abuela Nany 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a shelter that native americans lived in
2006-08-08 05:48:32 · answer #3 · answered by dmxdragon2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
isn't that like an indian name?
2006-08-08 05:50:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋