itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

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/

	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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