ishkuteu
Montagnais
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *eškwete·wi. Cognate with Menominee esko·tɛ·w, Southern East Cree ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐤ (ishkotew), Northern East Cree ᐃᔥᑯᑖᐤ (ishkotaaw),Atikamekw ickotew,Cheyenne ho'ēsta,Ojibwe ishkode, Miami koteewi, Malecite-Passamaquoddy sqot.
Pronunciation
- (Mamit) IPA(key): /ihkuteːw/
- (Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /iʃkuteːw/
- (Western Dialect) IPA(key): /ʃkuteːw/
- (Mushuau) IPA(key): /nɨʃkuteːw/
Noun
ishkuteu inan
- fire
References
Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.