snow". The interior is lined with brush and grass beds over which robes are spread.... "Wigwam" in different Algonquian languages The English word wigwam derives from Eastern Abenaki , from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi. Others have similar names for the structure: (with vowel syncope) in Abenaki in the Anishinaabe language (with vowel syncope) in Eastern Ojibwe and in Odaawaa (with vowel syncope) in Potawatomi WNLAP spelling in the Algonquin language as an alternative (with the indefinite prefix m- instead of the definite third-person prefix w-) in the Blackfoot language (without the possessive theme suffix -m) in the Cheyenne language (with the indefinite prefix m- instead of the definite third-person prefix w- and without the possessive theme suffix -m) in the Miami-Illinois language in the Mi'kmaq language wicuw in the Mohegan language in the Nipmuck language in Unami wickiup: in Fox in Cree (with the indefinite prefix m- instead of the definite third-person prefix w-) in Montagnais (with the indefinite prefix m- instead of the definite third-person prefix w-) in Menominee in Sauk Use of similar dwellings elsewhere today Near identical constructions, called aqal, are used by today's nomadic Somali people as well as the Afar people on the Horn of Africa. Pieces of old clothing or plastic sheet, woven mats (traditionally made of grass), or whatever material is available will be used to cover the aqals roof. Similar domed tents are also used by the Bushmen and Nama people and other indigenous peoples in Southern Africa. The traditional semi-permanent dwelling of the Sámi people of Northern Europe was the goahti (also known as a gamme or kota). In terms of construction, purpose and longevity, it represents a close equivalent to a North American native wigwam. Most goahti dwellings consisted of portable wooden poles, covered on the outside with either timber or peat moss, in lieu of walls. This differentiated them from the other type of Sámi dwelling, the more temporary and tent-like lavvu, covered with skins or fabrics and somewhat similar to tipis. Some goahti houses were occasionally covered with skins or fabric as well, but were generally larger than lavvu, and goahti were always used as more permanent housing. Many native peoples of Northern Asia also built or build traditional semi-permanent dwellings known as chum. Though some of these Siberian native dwellings are more tent-like, reminiscent of Plains Indians' tipis or of the Sámi lavvu, other forms of chum are more