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Where does the word wigwam come from

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Answer:from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi. Others have similar names for the structure: wigwôm (with vowel syncope) in Abenaki wiigiwaam in the Anishinaabe language

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a semi-permanent domed dwelling formerly used by certain Native American and First Nations tribes, and still used for ceremonial purposes.

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A native American shelter
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