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Eastern Keres
Noun
kokwima
- male-bodied person who adopts (usually as a child, but sometimes later in life) the life and work of a woman, and may take men as partners
Usage notes
This term is or was historically used in San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Santa Ana Pueblo.
See also
References
- Sabine Lang, Men as Women, Women as Men (2010, →ISBN
- Sue-Ellen Jacobs, Wesley Thomas, Sabine Lang, Two-spirit people: Native American gender identity (1997)