nishk

Montagnais

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nexka. Cognate with Atikamekw niska, Plains Cree ᓂᐢᑲ, Southern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Northern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Cheyenne héna'e, Ojibwe nika.

Pronunciation

• (Uashat-Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /nɨʃk/
• (Mamit) IPA^(key): /nɨhk/
• (Pessamit) IPA^(key): /nəʃk/

Noun

nishk anim (diminutive nishkiss)

1. goose (general), Branta canadensis

Related terms

• napeshk
• nusheshk
• ishkueshk
• pashkushk
• uapishk
• apishtiss

References

Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.