wâwi

See also: wawi

Plains Cree

Wâwi.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wa·wi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wɑːˈwɪ]
• Hyphenation: wâ‧wi

Noun

wâwi inan (plural wâwa, locative wâwihk, diminutive wâwis, Syllabics ᐚᐏ)

1. egg

Declension

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Derived terms

• askipwâwi

 

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 436
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 322