nôsêpihyêw

Plains Cree

Nôsêpihyêw.

Etymology

From nôsê- +‎ pihyêw (“prairie chicken, partridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːˈseːpihˌjeːw/
• Hyphenation: nô‧sê‧pih‧yêw

Noun

nôsêpihyêw anim (Syllabics ᓅᓭᐱᐦᔦᐤ)

1. female prairie chicken; female partridge

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, page 438