nikik

Plains Cree

Nikik.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /niˈkik/
Hyphenation: ni‧kik

Noun

nikik anim (plural nikikwak, Syllabics ᓂᑭᐠ)

otter

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 438

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