iskwêsis
Plains Cree
Etymology
From iskwêw (“woman”) + -is
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪs.kʷeːˌsɪs]
- Hyphenation: is‧kwê‧sis
Noun
iskwêsis anim (Syllabics ᐃᐢᑵᓯᐢ)
- Diminutive of iskwêw: girl
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
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 310