maskwa
Plains Cree
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Maskwa.
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʌsˈkʷʌ]
- Hyphenation: mas‧kwa
Noun
maskwa anim (plural maskwak, Syllabics ᒪᐢᑿ)
- bear
Declension
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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 435
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 313