teueikan

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Montagnais

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *te·we·hikana. Cognate with Ojibwe dewe'igan, Ottawa dewe'gan, Plains Cree têwêhikan, Northern East Cree taawaahiikin, Southern East Cree tewehiikan, Potawatomi déwé'gen, Fox têwêhikana, Miami ciinkwaakani.

Pronunciation

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  • (Unaman-Shipit) IPA(key): /teːweːjkan/
  • (Ekuanitshit) IPA(key): /teːwẽːjkan/
  • (Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /teːweːjkən/

Noun

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teueikan anim

  1. drum

Derived terms

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References

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Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.