shashakuminan

Montagnais

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with Southern East Cree ᔖᔖᑯᒥᓐᐦ (shaashaakominh).

Pronunciation

• (Uashat-Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /ʃaːʃaːkumɨnaːn/
• (Ekuanitshit) IPA^(key): /haːhaːkumɨnaːn/
• (Pessamit) IPA^(key): /ʃaːʃaːkumənaːn/

Noun

shāshākuminān inan

1. bunchberry, the fruit of Cornus canadensis

References

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