iskwêw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪsˈkʷeːw]
  • Hyphenation: is‧kwêw

Noun

iskwêw anim (plural iskwêwak, locative iskwênâhk, diminutive iskwêsis, Syllabics ᐃᐢᑵᐤ)

  1. woman

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 431
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 310
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