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Montagnais
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *piiškwa. Cognate with Mi'kmaq pi'gw, Cheyenne pe'e, Massachusett peeksq, Miami apeehkw, Ojibwe beshkwe, Montagnais pishkᵘ (“nighthawk”), Unami pishkw (“nighthawk”), Atikamekw pickw, Northern East Cree ᐲᔥᒄ (piishkw), Penobscot pəskʷ. Possibly cognate with Dakota píško (“nighthawk”).
Pronunciation
- (Mamit) IPA(key): /piːhkʷ/
- (Western Dialect & Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /piːʃkʷ/
Noun
pishkᵘ anim
- common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
References
Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.