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Winkte - Definition and Overview |
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Winkte is an old Lakota word, "Winyanktehca," that has been contracted through long use. Its meaning is 'two-souls-person,' or more directly, 'to be as a woman' and applies to males, the female term being Koskalaka (Gunn Allen, 1989). It generally refers to someone who is transgender (i.e., male humans who do not conform to the ordinary man's gender role). The winkte are not despised. To the contrary they are considered to be people with special spiritual and other talents that fulfill some needs of the community that other people could not fill.
See also: Two-Spirit, List of transgender-related topics
NB: Some people are spelling the word 'winkte' others 'wintke'
Source
- Gunn Allen, Paula (1989). "Lesbians in American Indian Cultures", Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay & Lesbian Past (1990), Duberman, etc, eds. New York: Meridian, New American Library, Penguin Books. ISBN 0452010675.
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Example Usage of Winkte |
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opunktkpunkt: Freue mich auf das heutige Treffen mit jemandem, den ich fast aus den Augen verlor. Schön, dass er wieder ins Blickfeld trat und Winkte. |
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Officesolution0: Bayern LB Corinna Linner Winkte den Kauf der Ösi-Krisen-Bank durch: Was wusste ... - Bild.de: Ad-Hoc-News (Pres.. http://bit.ly/8ARTxK |
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happybuddha: @editor64 hm.. auf Arbeit rätseln wir schon rum, es fiel auch der Name Brutus, aber ich Winkte immer ab... |
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