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)

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.

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