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Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *mye·θkanawi (“road, path”).
Cognate with Ojibwe miikana (“road, trail, path”), Montagnais meshkanau (“road, path, trail, street, route”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: mês‧ka‧naw
Noun
mêskanaw inan (plural mêskanawa, Syllabics ᒣᐢᑲᓇᐤ)
- road, path
References
Swampy Cree
Noun
mêskanaw inan (ᒣᔅᑲᓇᐤ)
- road
References
- Wasaho Ininîwimowin / Fort Severn Cree Web Dictionary, 2023 September 8 (last accessed)