nikotwâsik

Plains Cree

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    Cardinal : nikotwâsik

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nekwetwa·šika.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɪkˈkʊ.tʷɑːˌsɪk]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧ko‧twâ‧sik

Numeral

nikotwâsik (Syllabics ᓂᑯᑤᓯᐠ)

  1. six

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 438
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 174