uapishtan

Montagnais

Etymology

Cognate to Ojibwe waabizheshi, Mi'kmaq apistanewj, Northern East Cree ᐧᐋᐱᔥᑖᓐ (yaapishtaan), Southern East Cree ᐧᐋᐱᔥᑖᓐ (yaapishtaan), Malecite-Passamaquoddy apistanewj, Atikamekw wapictan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waːpɨstaːn/
• (Pessamit) IPA^(key): /waːpəstaːn/

Noun

uapishtan anim (diminutive uapishtaniss)

1. American marten (Martes americana)

Related terms

• nusheiapishtan (“a mother marten”)
• napeiapishtan (“a male marten”)
• ishkueiapishtan (“a female marten”)
• kashteuapishtan
• shikuanapishtan
• pipunapishtan (“a marten with its winter coat”)
• nipinapishtan
• uituiapishtan

References

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