ᓂᒋᒄ

Naskapi

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa. Cognate with Mi'kmaq giwnig, Cheyenne náa'e, Ojibwe nigig, Abenaki wnekikw, Atikamekw nikikw, Penobscot kíwənike.

Noun

ᓂᒋᒄ (nichikw)

  1. otter (Lontra canadensis)
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