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Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: is‧kwêw
Noun
iskwêw anim (plural iskwêwak, locative iskwênâhk, diminutive iskwêsis, Syllabics ᐃᐢᑵᐤ)
- 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