šiihšiipa

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Miami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *ši·ʔši·pa. Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy sips (“a bird, especially a duck”), Abenaki sips (“bird”), Massachusett sēsēp (“duck”), Menominee sēqsep (“duck”), Ojibwe zhiishiib (“duck”), Cree sîsîp/sisip (“duck”).

Noun

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šiihšiipa anim (plural šiihšiipaki)

  1. duck

References

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