koteewi

Miami

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, Malecite-Passamaquoddy sqot.

Noun

koteewi (plural kooteewa, locative koteenki)

1. fire

Derived terms

• koteewaapiikwi
• koteewaapowi
• koteewikaani

 

References

• https://mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/dictionary/entries/5483