shakaikan

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Etymology

Cognate with Atikamekw sakihikan, Southern East Cree ᓵᑲᐦᐄᑲᓐ (saakahiikan), Northern East Cree ᓵᑭᐦᐄᑭᓐ (saakihiikin), Moose Cree ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓐ, Ojibwe zaaga'igan.

Pronunciation

• (Western Dialect & Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /ʃaːkeːjkən/

Noun

shakaikan anim

1. lake

Synonyms

• nipi
• natuashu

References

Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.