iskwêsis

== Plains Cree == === Etymology === From iskwêw (“woman”) +‎ -is === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɪs.kʷeːˌsɪs] Hyphenation: is‧kwê‧sis === Noun === iskwêsis anim (Syllabics ᐃᐢᑵᓯᐢ) diminutive of iskwêw: girl === References === H. C. Wolfart (1996), “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, page 437 Jean L. Okimâsis (2018), Cree: Language of the plains‎[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 310