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The word tipi, or teepee or tepee can be traced back to the Lakota language, the peoples of the Great Plains of North America. It is possible to trace the Lakota back the year 900 AD. The word consists of the verb 'thi' meaning 'to dwell' and the plural suffix 'pi' meaning 'they dwell'

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