ishkuteu

Montagnais

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eškwete·wi. Cognate with Menominee esko·tɛ·w, Southern East Cree ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐤ (ishkotew), Northern East Cree ᐃᔥᑯᑖᐤ (ishkotaaw), Atikamekw ickotew, Cheyenne ho'ēsta, Ojibwe ishkode, Miami koteewi, Malecite-Passamaquoddy sqot.

Pronunciation

• (Mamit) IPA^(key): /ihkuteːw/
• (Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /iʃkuteːw/
• (Western Dialect) IPA^(key): /ʃkuteːw/
• (Mushuau) IPA^(key): /nɨʃkuteːw/

Noun

ishkuteu inan

1. fire

References

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