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.

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