kinosêw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *kenwe·šye·wa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɪ.nʊˌseːw]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧no‧sêw

Noun

kinosêw anim (plural kinosêwak, Syllabics ᑭᓄᓭᐤ)

  1. fish

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 436
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 311