askiy

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *askyi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʌsˈkij]
  • Hyphenation: as‧kiy

Noun

askiy inan (plural askiya, Syllabics ᐊᐢᑭᕀ)

  1. earth
  2. land, country

Declension

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 307
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