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Algonquin
Noun
ikwe
- woman
References
- Earnest McGregor (1994) Algonquin Lexicon, 3rd edition, Maniwaki: Kitigan Zibi Education Council, published 2004, page 401
Ojibwe
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa.
Noun
ikwe anim (plural ikwewag, diminutive ikwens, pejorative ikwewish, stem ikwew-)
- woman, lady
Aaniin ezhi-wiinzod awedi ikwe nemadabid.- What's that name of that lady sitting over there.
- queen (cards)
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