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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/
nekikwa
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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
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Noun
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*nekikwa
otter
Descendants
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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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