French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Algonquin Kitcisakik, derived in turn from a compound of kitci (large, great) and sakik (at the mouth). The reserve is located near a section of the Ottawa River which widens considerably.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kit.si.sa.kik/
  • Hyphenation: Kit‧ci‧sa‧kik
  • Rhymes: -ik

Proper noun edit

Kitcisakik m

  1. A Native American settlement in La Vallée-de-l'Or, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.