ishkueu

Montagnais

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa. Cognates include Ojibwe ikwe and Plains Cree iskwêw.

Pronunciation

(Uashat-Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /iʃkweːw/
(Mamit) IPA^(key): /ihkweːw/
(Pessamit) IPA^(key): /ʃkweːw/
(Mushuau) IPA^(key): /nɨʃkweːw/

Noun

ishkueu anim

woman

References

Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.

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