yêkaw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *le·kawi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeːˈkaw/
• Hyphenation: yê‧kaw

Noun

yêkaw inan (Syllabics ᔦᑲᐤ)

1. sand

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 438