asinîwaciy
Plains Cree
Etymology
From asiniy (“stone”) + waciy (“mountain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌasiˈniːwaˌt͡sij/
- Hyphenation: a‧si‧nî‧wa‧ciy
Proper noun
asinîwaciy (Syllabics ᐊᓯᓃᐘᒋᕀ)
- the Rocky Mountains
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, page 437