iskwêw

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Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: is‧kwêw

Noun

iskwêw anim (plural iskwêwak, locative iskwênâhk, diminutive iskwêsis, Syllabics ᐃᐢᑵᐤ)

  1. woman

References

  • H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 431
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 310