asâm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "asam"

Plains Cree

Asâmak.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *a·kema.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʌˈsɑːm]
Hyphenation: a‧sâm

Noun

asâm anim (plural asâmak, Syllabics ᐊᓵᒼ)

snowshoe

References

H. C. Wolfart (1973) “Plains Cree: A grammatical study”, in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume 63, number 5, Philadelphia, page 22
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 307

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