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Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *maškye·kwi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: mas‧kêk
Noun
maskêk inan (plural maskêkwa, augmentative misimaskêk, Syllabics ᒪᐢᑫᐠ)
- swamp, muskeg
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, page 439
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 24