wâskahikan
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *waᐧxkahikani (“house”). Cognate with Ojibwe waakaaʼigan, Naskapi ᐛᔅᑲᐃᑭᓐ (waaskaikin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waːsˈkahiˌkan/
- Hyphenation: wâs‧ka‧hi‧kan
Noun
wâskahikan inan (plural wâskahikana, Syllabics ᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ)
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