Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wemistikoshiw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wemistikoshiw
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Among the Cree, a non-Native American person; a white man.

Canadian usage

Example Sentences

"We are crying, looking at one another. A small group of wemistikoshiw gathers and stares at us."
"Sister Wesley said we needed the building to protect us from other wemistikoshiw men who live a long way away, who are called the Soviets."

Etymology

From Cree, literally "he has a wooden boat", from ᒥᐢᑎᑯᓯ (mistikosi)/mistikosi (“wooden boat”).

Usage

Canadian usage

Questions

What does wemistikoshiw mean?: Among the Cree, a non-Native American person; a white man.
Where does wemistikoshiw come from?: From Cree, literally "he has a wooden boat", from ᒥᐢᑎᑯᓯ (mistikosi)/mistikosi (“wooden boat”).

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