Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/nekikwa

This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Algonquian

Noun

*nekikwa

1. otter

Descendants

• Plains Algonquian:
  • Cheyenne: náa'e
• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree
    • Plains Cree: nikik, ᓂᑭᐠ
    • Naskapi: nichikw, ᓂᒋᒄ (nichikw)
    • Swampy Cree: nikik, ᓂᑭᒃ
    • Montagnais: nitshikᵘ
    • Atikamekw: nikikw
    • Southern East Cree: nichikw, ᓂᒋᒄ (nicikw)
    • Northern East Cree: nichikw, ᓂᒋᒄ (nicikw)
  • Menominee: mekēk
  • Algonquin: nigig
  • Ojibwe: nigig
  • Ottawa: ngig
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Abenaki: wnekikw
  • Massachusett: nkeke
  • Mi'kmaq: giwnig

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