溫迪哥word [Brightman 1988:344]), wìdjigò 是阿爾岡昆语(Algonquin language), wīhtikōw是克里语; 原始阿爾岡昆语(Proto-Algonquian language)是 *wi·nteko·wa, 意思可能源于"猫頭鹰"(owl) (Goddard
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