šinkohsa

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Miami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *šenkwehsa.[1] Cognate to Ojibwe zhaangweshi, Northern East Cree ᐊᒋᑳᔥ (acikaash), Southern East Cree ᐊᒋᑳᔥ (acikaash), Malecite-Passamaquoddy ciyahkehs, Atikamekw cakweciw, Blackfoot siiyíí’kayi.

Noun

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šinkohsa anim (plural šinkohsaki)

  1. mink

References

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  1. ^ Siebert, Frank T. (1967) A. D. DeBlois, editor, The Original Home of the Proto-Algonquian People., Ottawa, pages 13-47