iskwêsis

Plains Cree

Etymology

From iskwêw (“woman”) +‎ -is

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɪs.kʷeːˌsɪs]
  • Hyphenation: is‧kwê‧sis

Noun

iskwêsis anim (Syllabics ᐃᐢᑵᓯᐢ)

  1. Diminutive of iskwêw: girl

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 437
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 310
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