minishtikᵘ

Montagnais

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *menehsi. Cognate to Mi'kmaq menigu, Northern East Cree ᒥᓂᔥᑎᒄ (minishtikw), Southern East Cree ᒥᓂᔥᑎᒄ (minishtikw), Malecite-Passamaquoddy monihq, Atikamekw minictikw, Blackfoot miní, Cheyenne manȧhého'e, Miami minahanwi, Ojibwe minis.

Pronunciation

• (General) IPA^(key): /mɨnɨstukʷ/
• (Pessamit) IPA^(key): /mənəstukʷ/

Noun

minishtikᵘ inan (diminutive minishtikuss)

1. island

Related terms

• minishtikuauetshuan
• minishtikuapishkᵘ
• minishtikuamishkau
• minishtikuapishkau
• minishtikushtakan
• minishtikuakamau
• minishtikushtau

References

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