oskinîkiw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *weškinaweᐧwa. Compare Ojibwe oshkinawe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /osˈkiniːˌkiw/
• Hyphenation: os‧ki‧nî‧kiw

Noun

oskinîkiw anim (plural oskinîkiwak, Syllabics ᐅᐢᑭᓃᑭᐤ)

1. young man

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 437