maskwa

Plains Cree

Maskwa.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʌsˈkʷʌ]
• Hyphenation: mas‧kwa

Noun

maskwa anim (plural maskwak, Syllabics ᒪᐢᑿ)

1. bear

Declension

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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 435
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 313