nikik
Plains Cree
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Nikik.
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈkik/
- Hyphenation: ni‧kik
Noun
nikik anim (plural nikikwak, Syllabics ᓂᑭᐠ)
- otter
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 438