itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

/asw-/

Morph-R
1. wait, lie in wait, waylay, guard against [also: /asaw-/; /asw/-2] WMDD
/aswê-/

Morph-R
1. wait, lie in wait, waylay, guard against [also: /asaw-/, /asw-/-2] WMDD
/asâsw-/

Morph-R
1. tattoo [?? < /asâ-/ + /-sw/] WMDD
aswaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he waits eagerly for s.t., s/he lies in wait for s.t. CW
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-ah/-1
aswaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he catches s.t. as it drips CW
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-ah/-1
aswahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
1. s/he waits eagerly for s.o., s/he lies in wait to ambush s.o., s/he watches with a weapon for s.o., s/he is on the lookout with a weapon for s.o. CW
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-ahw/-1
aswêyim

V
1. Beware of him MD
aswahowêw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he lies in wait with a weapon CW
2. s/he is on guard, s/he is on the lookout with a weapon, s/he watches with a weapon for people CW
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-ahw/-1 , /-iwê/
aswahikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. hunting blind CW
2. goose blind CW
3. decoy (for wild birds) CW
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-ikan/
aswahikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he lies in wait with a weapon CW
2. s/he is on guard, s/he is on the lookout with a weapon, s/he watches with a weapon for people CW
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-ikê/-1
aswêhikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he lies in wait (to shoot) CW
1. Word components: /aswê-/** , /-ah/-1 , /-ikê/-1
aswêyimêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he guards against s.o. CW
2. s/he is on guard against s.o., s/he takes precautions against s.o., s/he gets ready for s.o., s/he prepares for s.o. CW
3. s/he takes precaution against her/him AECD
4. s/he is on guard against her/him AECD
5. s/he prepares or gets ready for her/him AECD
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-êýim/ ( /-êýi-/, /-m/-3 )
aswêyihtam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he is careful of s.t., s/he doubts s.t. CW
2. s/he guards against s.t., s/he takes precautions against s.t. CW
3. s/he is on his/her guard against s.t., s/he looks out for s.t., s/he is wary of s.t., s/he is alert CW
4. Beware of something MD
5. s/he takes precautions against it AECD
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-êýiht/ ( /-êýi-/, /-ht/-3 )
aswêyimiwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he guards against people CW
2. s/he is on guard against people, s/he takes precautions against people, s/he gets ready for potential threats, s/he prepares for potential threats CW
3. s/he takes precautions against her/him AECD
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-êýim/ ( /-êýi-/, /-m/-3 ) , /-iwê/
aswêyihcikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is wary, s/he is careful of things CW
2. s/he guards against things, s/he takes precautions against things CW
3. s/he is on guard against things, s/he is prepared for everything CW
4. s/he takes precautions against everything AECD
5. s/he is prepared for everyone/everything AECD
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-êýiht/ ( /-êýi-/, /-ht/-3 ) , /-ikê/-1
/âsō-/-3 ~ /âsw-/

Morph-R
1. lean, lean against WMDD
aswêyihtamawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
1. s/he takes precautions for s.o. CW
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-êýiht/ ( /-êýi-/, /-ht/-3 ) , /-amaw/
aswêyihtamowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. wariness, being wary, being on guard CW
2. to be wary AECD
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-êýiht/ ( /-êýi-/, /-ht/-3 ) , {-amw} , /-win/
/âsw-/ ~ /âsô-/-3

Morph-R
1. lean, lean against [also: /âsw-/] WMDD
aswêyihcikêwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. wariness, being careful of things CW
2. guarding against things CW
3. being on guard against things CW
4. the act of wariness AECD
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-êýiht/ ( /-êýi-/, /-ht/-3 ) , /-ikê/-1 , /-win/
aswêyihtamâkêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he takes precautions (for people, for the good of everyone) CW
2. s/he takes precautions for everybody AECD
1. Word components: /asw-/ , /-êýiht/ ( /-êýi-/, /-ht/-3 ) , /-amaw/ , /-ikê/-2
ohci
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. from, from there, thence, out of CW
2. with, by means of, for the purpose of CW
3. because of, for that reason CW
4. for CW MD
5. from then, from that point in time CW
6. about CW
7. From MD
8. Out of MD
1. Word components: /oht-/ , /-i/
êkwa
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. and, also CW MD
2. then CW
3. now CW
4. let's go! CW
1. Word components: êkwa
âstê-kîsikâw
1. it is a bright day, it is good weather CW
2. it ceases being stormy weather, it lets up as severe weather, it becomes better weather CW
3. The day is calm after a storm MD
1. Preverb : aste
2. Word components: /kîsik-/ , /-â/-1
form of kîsikâw
kîsikâw
VII-1v 💧➡️ like: kîsikâw 📖
1. it is day, it is daylight CW
2. it is daybreak CW
3. It is day MD
nipiy
NI 💧
1. Water AECD
2. aqua AECD
nipiy
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. watery liquid CW
2. sap of maple or birch CW
1. Word components: nipiy-
maskwa

NA-4w 🧑🏽 like: wâhkwa, ihkwa 📖
1. Ursus Major constellation CW
1. Word components: maskw- , {-a}-1
anohc
N Naming word
1. Today MD
2. Presently MD
3. Now MD
pôni-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. stop, terminate, quit, cease CW
2. after CW
1. Word components: /pôn-/ , /-i/
anohc
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. now, today, at this time CW
2. today AECD
1. Word components: anohc
nitawi-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê- 📖
1. go and, go to CW
2. engaged in CW
1. Word components: /nitaw-/ , /-i/
ati-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. start to, begin to, beginning CW
2. progressively, gradually, proceed to, going on, progressing CW
3. on the way CW
1. Word components: ati-
/asaw-/

Morph-R
1. wait, lie in wait, waylay, guard against [also: /asw-/] WMDD
tânisi
IPJ like: hay hay
1. hello, how are you? CW
1. Word components: /tân-/ , isi ( /iT-/, /-i/-1 )
nôhkom
NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. my grandmother, my grandma CW
2. my respected female elder CW
3. My grandmother AECD MD
4. my grandma AECD
5. my granny or my grannie AECD
6. my great-aunt AECD
1. Word components: {n-} , -ohkom-
oskana kâ-asastêki

INM like: otôskwanihk
1. Regina, SK, "Pile-o'-Bones" [lit: "where the bones are piled"] CW
1. Word components: {o-}-5 , -skan- , {kâ-} , /as-/ , astê- ( /ast-/, /-ê/-1 ) , {-ki} ( {-k)-1, {-i} )
atamiskawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
1. s/he greets s.o., s/he sends greetings to s.o. CW
2. s/he says hello to s.o. CW
3. s/he shakes hands with s.o. CW
4. s/he hugs s.o. in greeting, s/he kisses s.o. in greeting CW
5. s/he bids s.o. farewell CW
6. He shook hands with him or them MD
1. Word components: /atam-/ , /-skaw/-1
ôma
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. it is (this), it is the case CW
2. the fact that CW
3. then CW
4. when CW
5. as it is, actually, indeed [focus marker] CW
1. Word components: /aw-/ , {-ima}
ayâw
VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: kisihtâw 📖
1. s/he has s.t., s/he owns s.t. CW
2. s/he has s.t. on CW
3. He owns: MD
4. He has MD
1. Word components: ay- , /-â/-3
tânisi
Phrase
1. How are you? MD
wâpiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he sees, s/he is sighted, s/he has vision CW
1. Word components: wâpi- ( /wâp-/, /-i/-3 )
niya

PrA like: awa 📖
1. I, me, mine CW
2. I AECD MD
3. Me AECD MD
4. Mine AECD MD
1. Word components: niýa ( {n-}, /-iý-/-1, {-a}-1 )
/-âp-/

Morph-medial
1. eye(s), sight [cf. VAI-1 /-acâpi/; cf. /-acâp-/] WMDD
2. eye, vision MC
o-

Morph-pro
1. 3rd person; nominals MC
2. 3rd person; h- and ht- preterite verbs MC
3. 3rd person; AI,TI agentive nominalizations, with -w MC
kîmôci-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. secretly, in secret, stealthily, by stealth CW
2. privately, in private CW
1. Word components: /kîmôt-/ , /-i/-1
-an

Morph-final
1. Abstract final; II verbs MC
otôskwanihk
INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Calgary, AB [lit: "at the elbow; at his/her elbow" in reference to an elbow of the Bow River] CW
2. the Cree name for the city of Calgary means "at the elbow" AECD
1. Word components: {o-}-5 , -tôskwan- , {-ihk}-2
misâskwatôminihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Saskatoon, SK [lit: "at the Saskatoon berry"] CW
1. Word components: /mis-/ , /-âskw-/ , /-atw-/ , /-min/
sa-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. ongoing, continuing [grammatical preverb: durative, continuative] CW
1. Word components: {Ca-}
acâhkosa kâ-otakohpit

INM like: otôskwanihk
1. Star Blanket [Cree chief, signatory to Treaty 4; lit: "One who has Stars as a Blanket"] CW
1. Word components: atâhkw- , /-is/ , /o(t)-/-1 , akohp- ( /akw-/-2, /-hp/ ) , /-i/-2
kâh-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. has been, had done CW
2. every time s/he has been, every time s/he has done [grammatical preverb: "past, completive, perfective"; changed Conj / iterative of kî(h)- "past"] CW
1. Word components: {kâh-}
niyanân
PrA like: awa
1. we (exclusive), us (exclusive), ours (exclusive) CW
2. We, us AECD
1. Word components: niýa ( {n-}, /-iý-/-1, {-a}-1 ) , {-nân}-2
-am-

Morph-verb final
1. by eye; by vision MC
kâh-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. intermittent, repeatedly CW
2. again and again CW
3. here and there [grammatical preverb: frequentative, augmentative, distributive] CW
1. Word components: {Câh-}
/o- -i/

Morph-R
1. have WMDD

	Stem
No ownership	nipiy-
whose / whom something belongs to	-nipîm-

	Stem
No ownership	maskw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-maskom-

tânisi!