iskwêw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪsˈkʷeːw]
• Hyphenation: is‧kwêw

Noun

iskwêw anim (plural iskwêwak, locative iskwênâhk, diminutive iskwêsis, Syllabics ᐃᐢᑵᐤ)

1. woman

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 431
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 310