nitshikᵘ
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Montagnais[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa. Cognate with Mi'kmaq giwnig, Cheyenne náa'e, Ojibwe nigig, Abenaki wnekikw, Atikamekw nikikw, Northern East Cree ᓂᒋᒄ (nicikw), Southern East Cree ᓂᒋᒄ (nicikw), Penobscot kíwənike.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nitshikᵘ anim
Related terms[edit]
- patatshikᵘ (“a two-year-old otter”)
- nipinatshikᵘ (“an otter with its summer coat”)
- pipunatshikᵘ (“an otter with its winter coat”)
- nusheiatshikᵘ (“a mother otter”)
- ishkueiatshikᵘ (“a female otter”)
- uiashatshikᵘ (“otter meat”)
- nitshikuian (“an otter pelt”)
- nape-nitshikᵘ (“a male otter”)
- takuakatshikᵘ (“an otter with fall coat”)
References[edit]
Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.