ishkueu

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa. Cognates include Ojibwe ikwe and Plains Cree iskwêw.

Pronunciation

• (Uashat-Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /iʃkweːw/
• (Mamit) IPA^(key): /ihkweːw/
• (Pessamit) IPA^(key): /ʃkweːw/
• (Mushuau) IPA^(key): /nɨʃkweːw/

Noun

ishkueu anim

1. woman

References

• Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.