akikw

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Abenaki[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate to Penobscot àhkikʷ, Malecite-Passamaquoddy ahkiq, Cree ᐋᐦᑭᐠ (aahkik), Northern East Cree ᐋᐦᒋᒄ (aahcikw), Atikamekw akikw, Montagnais atshikᵘ.

Noun[edit]

akikw (animate, plural akikwak)

  1. a seal (animal)

References[edit]

  • Henry Lorne Masta (1932) Abenaki Indian Legends, Grammar and Place Names, reprinted edition, published 2008, →ISBN, page 70
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