akikw

Cognate to Penobscot àhkikʷ, Malecite-Passamaquoddy ahkiq, Cree ᐋᐦᑭᐠ (aahkik), Northern East Cree ᐋᐦᒋᒄ (aahcikw), Atikamekw akikw, Montagnais atshikᵘ.

akikw (animate, plural akikwak)

1. a seal (animal)

• Henry Lorne Masta (1932) Abenaki Indian Legends, Grammar and Place Names, reprinted edition, published 2008, →ISBN, page 70