oskinîkiw
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *weškinaweᐧwa. Compare Ojibwe oshkinawe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /osˈkiniːˌkiw/
- Hyphenation: os‧ki‧nî‧kiw
Noun
oskinîkiw anim (plural oskinîkiwak, Syllabics ᐅᐢᑭᓃᑭᐤ)
- young man
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