wīkīh

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Menominee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkweᐧhsi (birch). Cognate with Cree waskway/ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐧᕀ (ayskayy, birch), Penobscot wìkʷesk (birch), Ojibwe wiigwaas (birch), Montagnais ushkuai (birch).

Noun

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wīkīh inan

  1. birchbark