iskwêsis

Plains Cree

Etymology

From iskwêw (“woman”) +‎ -is

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪs.kʷeːˌsɪs]
• Hyphenation: is‧kwê‧sis

Noun

iskwêsis anim (Syllabics ᐃᐢᑵᓯᐢ)

1. Diminutive of iskwêw: girl

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 437
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 310