Montagnais edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa. Cognates include Ojibwe ikwe and Plains Cree iskwêw.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Uashat-Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /iʃkweːw/
  • (Mamit) IPA(key): /ihkweːw/
  • (Pessamit) IPA(key): /ʃkweːw/
  • (Mushuau) IPA(key): /nɨʃkweːw/

Noun edit

ishkueu anim

  1. woman

References edit