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Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *nekwetwa·šika.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: ni‧ko‧twâ‧sik
Numeral
nikotwâsik (Syllabics ᓂᑯᑤᓯᐠ)
- six
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 438
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 174