atshikᵘ

Cognate with Southern East Cree ᐋᐦᒋᒄ (aahcikw), Northern East Cree ᐋᐦᒋᒄ (aahcikw), Atikamekw akikw, Malecite-Passamaquoddy ahkiq, Abenaki akikw.

• General: IPA^(key): /aːtʃukʷ/

atshikᵘ anim

1. seal

• uapishtui (“bearded seal”)
• innatshikᵘ (“harbour seal”)
• unuatshikᵘ (“grey seal”)
• pipunatshikᵘ (“harp seal”)
• tshishushkateuatshikᵘ (“a young seal abandoned by its mother”)
• atshikutshuap (“a seal-hunting camp”)
• ushakatshikᵘ (“a good place for seal”)
• napeiatshikᵘ (“a male seal”)
• nusheiatshikᵘ (“a mother seal”)
• nanatuatshikueu (“he is looking for seal”)
• ishkueiatshikᵘ (“a female seal”)
• uishakuatshikᵘ (“the seal is in rut”)
• natuatshikuenanu (“people are looking for seal”)
• kamishitshateu (“hooded seal”)
• natuatshikueu (“he goes for seal”)

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