Atikamekw

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Atikamekw atikamekw (“whitefish”); recorded as Atikamegouékhi in early documents.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ətɪkəˈmɛk/

Noun

Atikamekw (plural Atikamekw)

1. Any of the indigenous inhabitants of the area they refer to as Nitaskinan ("Our Land") in Saint-Maurice, Quebec.

Proper noun

Atikamekw

1. Their language, part of the Cree subgroup of Algonquian.

Translations

Algonquian language spoken by this people

• Atikamekw: atikamekw nehiromowin
• Breton: atikamekweg
• Cree: ᐊᑎᑲᒣᐠᐤ ᐊᓫᐃᒭᐏᐣ (atikamekw alimwewin)
• French: atikamekw (fr)
• Russian: атикаме́к (ru) m (atikamék)
• Turkish: Atikamekçe

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code atj (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Atikamekw, atj ⁠