maskêk

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maškye·kwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʌsˈkeːk]
• Hyphenation: mas‧kêk

Noun

maskêk inan (plural maskêkwa, augmentative misimaskêk, Syllabics ᒪᐢᑫᐠ)

1. swamp, muskeg

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 439
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 24