shipu

Montagnais

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *si·po·wi Cognate with Atikamekw sipi, Malecite-Passamaquoddy sip, Miami siipiiwi, Ojibwe ziibi.

Pronunciation

  • (Western Dialect and Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /ʃiːpu/
  • (Mamit) IPA(key): /hiːpu/

Noun

shipu inan

  1. river, stream

References

  • Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013), Online Innu Dictionary[1]