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Plains Cree[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably onomatopoeic, after the sound that an owl makes. Compare Hungarian uhu and Cherokee ᎤᎫᎫ (ugugu).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ôhow anim (Syllabics ᐆᐦᐅᐤ)
References[edit]
- H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 430