wâwi

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Plains Cree

Wâwi.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wa·wi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: wâ‧wi

Noun

wâwi inan (plural wâwa, locative wâwihk, diminutive wâwis, Syllabics ᐚᐏ)

  1. egg

Declension

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Derived terms

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 436
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 322
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