itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

êyiko-

IPN like: amisko-
1. ant, pertaining to the ant CW
1. Word components: êýikw- , /-i/-1
osiko-

Morph-VAI-1
1. have a miscarriage, abort WMDD
piko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. only, solely, exclusively CW
2. alone in its class CW
3. any CW
1. Word components: piko ( /pikw-/, /-i/-1 )
piko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. must, have to, it is necessary that ... CW
2. for sure, without a doubt CW
3. it is proper that ... CW
1. Word components: piko ( /pikw-/, /-i/-1 )
piko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. Have to MD
2. Must. For sure MD
piko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. Only MD
2. Solely MD
3. Alone in its class MD
piko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. Except that MD
âhciko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. nevertheless CW
1. Word components: /âht-/ , /-i/-1 , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
âhkiko-

IPN like: amisko-
1. seal, pertaining to the seal CW
1. Word components: âhkikw- , /-i/-1
kîko

PR
1. which?, what one? CW
2. what kind? CW
3. Meaning which one of what type MD
1. Word components: /kîkw-/ , {-i}-5
wîko
NI-4w 💧 📖
1. kidney fat, renal fat CW
1. Word components: wîkw- ( {w-}-2, -îkw- ) , {-i}-5
kosiko-

IPN like: amisko-
1. heavy CW
1. Word components: /kosikw-/ , /-i/-1
mâniko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. it seems like CW
2. by one's sense CW
3. evidently, apparently [contrary to expectation] CW
1. Word components: mâni , /pikw-/-1 ( /-i/-1 )
sîkô-

Morph-root
1. spill MC
sapiko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc 📖
1. actually CW
2. in fact, as a matter of fact CW
1. Word components: êsa , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
pasikô-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. getting up (from sitting or crouching), arising (from sitting or crouching) CW
2. be uplifted CW
1. Word components: pasikô-
pasikô-

Morph-VAI-1
1. get up, stand up WMDD
isapiko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc 📖
1. the fact is, in fact CW
2. really CW
1. Word components: êsa , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
mistiko-

IPN like: amisko-
1. wood, made of wood, wooden CW
1. Word components: mistikw- , /-i/-1
mistiko-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. wood, made of wood, wooden CW
1. Word components: mistikw- , /-i/-1
kinêpiko-

IPN like: amisko-
1. of or pertaining to the snake CW
1. Word components: kinêpikw- , /-i/-1
kiyapiko

IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. Only you MD
nawaciko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. sort of, kind of, approximately CW
2. more or less CW
3. even a little CW
4. not fully CW
1. Word components: /nawat-/-1 , /pikw-/-1 ( /-i/-1 )
tâniyiko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. how much?, to what extent? CW
1. Word components: /tân-/ , iýiko(hk)
ahpô piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. even if CW
2. and yet CW
3. for instance CW
1. Word components: ahpô , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
âhci piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. still, nevertheless CW
2. despite the odds, despite everything CW
3. in spite of CW
4. all the more, more and more CW
1. Word components: /âht-/ , /-i/-1 , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
âhci_piko

IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. In spite of, despite of MD
2. Nevertheless MD
kêka piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. more and more CW
1. Word components: /kêkâ-/
kiya piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. just you CW
1. Word components: kiýa ( {k-}, /-iý-/-1, {-a}-1 ) , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
mâni piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. it seems like, evidently, apparently [contrary to expectation] CW
2. it seems like AECD
1. Word components: mâni , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
niya piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. just me CW
1. Word components: niýa ( {n-}, /-iý-/-1, {-a}-1 ) , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
osâm piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. mainly, principally, chiefly, as a rule CW
2. generally CW AECD
3. mostly, most of the time CW
4. more or less CW
5. Mainly AECD
6. principally AECD
7. chiefly AECD
1. Word components: /osâm-/ , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
anohc piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. just now, newly CW
2. Newly AECD
3. just now. (Plains). Var. anohc piko AECD
1. Word components: anohc , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
aspin piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. the last I saw, the last I heard, it's the last one might see CW
1. Word components: aspin , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
nawac piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. sort of, kind of, approximately CW
2. more or less CW
3. even a little CW
4. not fully CW
5. Rather MD
6. Somewhat MD
1. Word components: /nawat-/-1 , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
tâpwê piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. straight away, immediately, without delay CW
2. in due course CW
3. sure enough CW
1. Word components: /tâpwê-/ , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
kîkway piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. the only thing is CW
1. Word components: /kîkw-/ , ay- , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
nikotwâsiko-

IPN like: amisko-
1. six, sixth CW
1. Word components: /nikotwâsikw-/ , /-i/-1
tânita piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. wherever over there, at whichever point CW
1. Word components: /tân-/ , ita ( /iT-/, /-a/-5 ) , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
ohcitaw piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. it has to be, it is certain, it is appropriate, it is necessary, it is requisite CW
2. definitely, inescapably, of course, as expected, naturally, according to plan, still CW
1. Word components: /ohtitaw-/ , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
ohtitaw piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. it has to be, it is certain, it is appropriate, it is necessary, it is requisite CW
2. definitely, inescapably, of course, as expected, naturally, according to plan, still CW
1. Word components: /ohtitaw-/ , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
kiya_ôma_piko

Pro
1. Just you MD
tânitê êtikwê piko

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. wherever over there, whithersoever CW
1. Word components: /tân-/ , itê ( /iT-/, /-ê/-4 ) , êtikwê , piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
nikâwîpan
NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. my deceased mother, my late mother CW
1. Word components: {ni-} , -kâwiy- , /-ipan/
kipahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Fort Qu'Appelle, SK [lit: "at the enclosure" (e.g. "at the weir; at the fort; at the jail")] CW
1. Word components: /kip-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-ikan/ , {-ihk}-2
opâskwêyâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Le Pas, MB, the Pas, MB CW
1. Word components: wapâ- ( /wap-/, /-â/-1 ) , /-w/-1 , /-âskw-/ , /-êyâ/ ( /-ê/-1, [y], /-â/-1 ) , /-w/-1 , {-ihk}-2
atisow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is tan, s/he is brown CW
2. s/he is dyed CW
3. s/he is ripe CW
1. Word components: /at-/ , /-sw/-2 , /-o/
iyaw
IPJ like: hay hay
1. well now! CW
2. oops! CW
3. ho! CW
1. Word components: iyaw
wah
IPJ like: hay hay
1. well! CW
2. oh! CW
3. ho! CW
1. Word components: wah
yaw
IPJ like: hay hay
1. well now! CW
2. oops! CW
3. ho! CW
1. Word components: iyaw
yâw
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. well now! CW
2. oops! CW
3. ho! CW
1. Word components: yâw
hâ
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. well!, ho! CW
1. Word components: hâ
kanawêyimiskwêwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. he guards his wife and/or daughters CW
2. he guards his female relatives CW
3. s/he guards a female's honour CW
1. Word components: /kanaw-/ , /-êýim/ ( /-êýi-/, /-m/-3 ) , iskwêw- , /-ê/-2
atoskêwiyiniw

NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. workman, labourer CW
1. Word components: /atosk-/ , /-ê/-2 , [w] , iýiniw-
môhcwânês
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. crazy person, escapee from a mental institution CW
2. tramp CW MD
3. An escapee from a mental hospital MD
1. Word components: /môhcw-/ , /-ânêw/** , /-is/
okwâsihiwêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. kidnapper, abductor CW
2. seducer CW
3. an abductor AECD
4. s/he steals away with a person or thing AECD
1. Word components: /o-/-2 , /kwâs-/ , /-h/ , /-iwê/ , /-w/-2
otatoskêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. worker, labourer CW
2. a handyman AECD
3. menial laborer AECD
4. a worker AECD
5. one who does odd jobs AECD
1. Word components: /o(t)-/-2 , /atosk-/ , /-ê/-2 , /-w/-2
simâkan-

Morph-NA-1
1. police officer [?? < /sim-/ + /-âkan/ ??] WMDD
mamâhcikonikêwin

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. detention, immobilization CW
1. Word components: {Ca-} , /mâhcikw-/ , /-n/-1 , /-ikê/-1 , /-win/
côô
IPJ like: hay hay
1. pow! [onomatopoiea: sound of gunshot] CW
1. Word components: côô
/-âwaso/

Morph-medial
1. child(ren) WMDD
2. child MC
miyay
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. mariah fish, burbot [Lat. Lota lota] CW
1. Word components: miýay-
onîkânîw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. headman, leader, chieftain CW
2. A leader AECD MD
3. The one who is ahead MD
4. a chieftain AECD
5. a headman AECD
6. one who leads AECD
1. Word components: /o-/-2 , /nîkân-/ , /-î/-1 , /-w/-2
kwastikamow

V
1. He swallows MD
wiyasiwêhkân
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. band councillor, councillor CW
2. headman CW
3. A councillor MD
1. Word components: /wiý-/ , /-asiw-/ , /-ê/-2 , /-ihkân/ ( /-ihk-/, /-ê/-2, /-n/-3 )
-mêy-

Morph-NI-1-medial
1. dung, feces, scat, shit WMDD
pihkohow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he gets loose, s/he gets free, s/he frees him/herself, s/he escapes CW
2. s/he gets there, s/he gets along CW
3. s/he is saved, s/he is released CW
4. He gets free from being tied up MD
5. He escapes from jail MD
6. s/he frees herself/himself by breaking away or breaking loose AECD
1. Word components: /pihkw-/-2 , /-h/ , /-o/
mêy-

Morph-NI-4
1. feces, dung, shit WMDD
nôhkomipan
NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. my deceased grandmother, my late grandmother CW
1. Word components: {n-} , -ohkom- , /-ipan/
nâpêsisiwiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. he is a boy, he is a small boy, he is a male infant CW
1. Word components: nâpêw- , /-isis/ , /-iwi/
simâkanisiwikamik
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
1. police station, police barracks CW
1. Word components: simâkan- ( /sim-/**, /-âkan/-2 ) , /-is/ , [wi] , /-kamikw/
kipahwâkan
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. prisoner CW MD
1. Word components: /kip-/ , /-ahw/-1 , /-âkan/-1
opêpîmiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he has (s.o. as) a baby, s/he has (s.o. as) an infant CW
2. s/he gives birth, s/he delivers CW
3. s/he is the mother of an infant CW
1. Word components: /o-/-1 , pêpiy- , /-im/-1 , /-i/-2
kitinikêwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. detention, prevention CW
1. Word components: /kit-/-1 , /-n/-1 , /-ikê/-1 , /-win/
sâkitawâwiyiniw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. person Indigenous to Île-à-la-Crosse, SK CW
2. Île-à-la-Crosse Indian CW
1. Word components: /sâkitaw-/ , /-â/-1 , /-w/-1 , iýiniw- ( /iýin-/, /-iw/ )
kôhkomipaninaw

NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. cucumber [lit: "our deceased grandmother"] CW
1. Word components: {k-} , -ohkom- , /-ipan/ , {-inaw}
wînihisowin

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. self-defilement, soiling oneself CW
1. Word components: /wîn-/ , /-h/ , /-iso/ , /-win/
pakâsimonahâwasow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he bathes his/her child(ren), s/he immerses his/her child(ren) CW
1. Word components: /pakâ-/ , /-sim/-1 , /-o/ , /-n/-3 , /-ah/-3 , /-âwaso/
mêyi
NI-4 💧 like: wâwi, osk-âyi 📖
1. feces, excrement, shit, stool, dung, manure CW
2. Excrement AECD
1. Word components: mêy- , {-i}-5
opaspîw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. survivor, one who survives an accident, one who survives an ordeal, one who escapes CW
2. a survivor AECD
3. one who survives an accident AECD
1. Word components: /o-/-2 , /pasp-/ , /-î/-1 , /-w/-2
nôhtâwîpan
NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. my deceased father, my late father CW
1. Word components: {n-} , -ohtâwiy- , /-ipan/
okipahowêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. jailer, prison guard CW
2. goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender CW
3. A jailer MD
4. a prison guard AECD
5. one who is on gu AECD
1. Word components: /o-/-2 , /kip-/ , /-ahw/-1 , /-iwê/ , /-w/-2
nâmiwan
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. from the windward, leeward CW
1. Word components: /nâmiwan-/
misiwêpayihcikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he swallows things whole CW
2. s/he takes a dose of aspirin CW MD
3. Take an aspirin MD
4. Take a pill MD
5. He swallows an amount of medicine whole MD
6. s/he swallows everything in one gulp AECD
1. Word components: /misiwê-/ , /-paýiht/ ( /-paýi/, /-ht/-2 ) , /-ikê/-1
-pêminakw-

Morph-NDI-3
1. shin, (calf?) WMDD
ohkomisimâw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. uncle, stepfather CW
2. a stepfather. (Northern). alt. ohtâwihkawin (Plains) AECD
1. Word components: -ohkomis- , /-imâw/ ( /-i/-2, /-m/-2, {-â}-6, {-w}-3 )
/nip-/

Morph-R
1. sleep, death; extreme [cf. VTA-1 nipah-, VAI-1 nipâ-] WMDD
kiyipahpinêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he suffers a sudden death from illness CW
1. Word components: /kiýip-/ , /-ahpinê/ ( /-ahp-/, /-inê/-1 )
otinikâsowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. being taken, being arrested CW
2. arrest, incarceration CW
3. the act of being arrested AECD
1. Word components: /ot-/-1 , /-n/-1 , /-ikâso/ , /-win/
kîwâci-iskwêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. bereaved woman, woman without relatives, widow CW
1. Word components: /kîwât-/ , /-i/-1 , iskwêw-
nipahatoskêw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he works him/herself to death CW
1. Word components: /nip-/ , /-ah/-3 , /atosk-/ , /-ê/-2
okimâwiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. chieftaincy CW
2. lordship CW
3. social status CW
4. government CW
5. kingdom CW
6. the act of being boss AECD
7. government worker AECD
1. Word components: okimâw- , /-iwi/ , /-win/
êyikos
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. ant, small ant CW
2. An ant MD
3. an ant. Var. eyik AECD
4. ikos AECD
5. eyikos AECD
6. iyikos AECD
1. Word components: êýikw- , /-is/
/pikw-/-1

Morph-R
1. only, just [cf. IPC piko] WMDD
poko
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. see: piko CW
1. Word components: piko ( /pikw-/-1, /-i/-1 )
wîkw-

Morph-NA-4w
1. kidney fat [sg mass: wîko] WMDD

	Stem
No ownership	môhcwânês-
whose / whom something belongs to	-môhcwânêsim-

	Stem
No ownership	otatoskêw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-otatoskêm-

	Stem
No ownership	miýay-
whose / whom something belongs to	-miýâm-

	Stem
No ownership	onîkânîw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-onîkânîm-

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