minishtikᵘ
Montagnais
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *menehsi. Cognate to Mi'kmaq menigu, Northern East Cree ᒥᓂᔥᑎᒄ (minishtikw), Southern East Cree ᒥᓂᔥᑎᒄ (minishtikw), Malecite-Passamaquoddy monihq, Atikamekw minictikw, Blackfoot miní, Cheyenne manȧhého'e, Miami minahanwi, Ojibwe minis.
Pronunciation
- (General) IPA(key): /mɨnɨstukʷ/
- (Pessamit) IPA(key): /mənəstukʷ/
Noun
minishtikᵘ inan (diminutive minishtikuss)
- island
Related terms
- minishtikuauetshuan
- minishtikuapishkᵘ
- minishtikuamishkau
- minishtikuapishkau
- minishtikushtakan
- minishtikuakamau
- minishtikushtau
References
- Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.