nitshikᵘ
Montagnais
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa. Cognate with Mi'kmaq giwnig, Cheyenne náa'e, Ojibwe nigig, Abenaki wnekikw, Atikamekw nikikw, Northern East Cree ᓂᒋᒄ (nicikw), Southern East Cree ᓂᒋᒄ (nicikw), Penobscot kíwənike.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ntʃukʷ/
Noun
nitshikᵘ anim
- otter
References
Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.