itwêwina

1. small bird, small animal, small creature [< /-isiw/ + /-is/; cf. /-isiw/] WMDD
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apisis

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

apisis is in the RapidWords category:

• Small (8.2.1)

apisis is in the WordNet categories:

• (n) dab#2
• (n) venison#1

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. a little, a little bit, a dab CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. a few CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. a little AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
4. a dab AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.

1. Word components: /apis-/

apisîs

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

apisîs is in the RapidWords category:

• Few, little (8.1.3.2)

apisîs is in the WordNet category:

• (n) dwarf#1

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. a little, a little bit CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. A few MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: apisîs ( /apis-/, /-îs/ )

ascisis

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. only one

 

Related words

ascisis is in the RapidWords category:

• Clothing (5.3)

ascisis is in the WordNet category:

• (n) mitten#1

NA-1 🧑🏽   like: pahkwêsikan, asikan

Regular animate noun stem (NA-1) - tâpiskôc: pahkwêsikan, asikan

  📖

ascisis-

1. small mitten CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: astis- , /-is/

asinîsis

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. only one

 

Related words

asinîsis is in the RapidWords category:

• Rock (1.2.2.2)

asinîsis is in the WordNet categories:

• (n) pebble#1
• (n) stone#6

NA-1 🧑🏽   like: pahkwêsikan, asikan

Regular animate noun stem (NA-1) - tâpiskôc: pahkwêsikan, asikan

  📖

asinîsis-

1. pebble, little rock CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: asiniy- , /-isis/

1. small bat (flying mammal), young bat CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: apahkwâciy-** ( /apahkw-/, /-âciy/** ) , /-isis/

apisci-sîpîsis

1. Naming word — like: cîmân, wâwi
2. only one

 

Related words

apisci-sîpîsis is in the RapidWords category:

• Names of rivers (9.7.2.9)

apisci-sîpîsis is in the WordNet category:

• (n) river#1

NI-1 💧   like: cîmân, astotin

Regular inanimate noun stem (NI-1) - tâpiskôc: cîmân, astotin

  📖

apisci-sîpîsis-

1. Milk River (AB & MT) [a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through Montana and Alberta; lit: "little creek"] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: /apist-/ , /-i/-1 , sîpiy- , /-isis/

apisci-kîskisîs

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. only one

 

Related words

apisci-kîskisîs is in the RapidWords category:

• Bird (1.6.1.2)

apisci-kîskisîs is in the WordNet category:

• (n) blue_tit#1

NA-1 🧑🏽   like: pahkwêsikan, asikan

Regular animate noun stem (NA-1) - tâpiskôc: pahkwêsikan, asikan

  📖

	Stem
No ownership	apisci-kîskisîs-
whose / whom something belongs to	-apisci-kîskisîsim-

1. tomtit (bird) CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. chickadee CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /apist-/ , /-i/-1 , /kîsk-/** , /-isîs/ ( /-isiw/, /-is/ )

asinîskâwi-sîpîsis

1. Naming word — like: cîmân, wâwi
2. only one

 

Related words

asinîskâwi-sîpîsis is in the RapidWords category:

• Names of cities (9.7.2.3)

asinîskâwi-sîpîsis is in the WordNet category:

• (n) city#1

NI-1 💧   like: cîmân, astotin

Regular inanimate noun stem (NI-1) - tâpiskôc: cîmân, astotin

  📖

asinîskâwi-sîpîsis-

1. Camrose, AB [lit: "many stones creek; gravelly creek"] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. Camrose MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: asiniy- , /-iskâ/ ( /-isk-/, /-â/-1 ) , /-w/-1 , /-i/-1 , sîpiy- , /-isis/

mîciw

1. Action word — like: nâtam, mîciw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he

 

Related words

mîciw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Eat (5.2.2)
• Bite, chew (5.2.2.1)

mîciw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) eat#1

VTI-3 🧑🏽➡️💧   like: mîciw

transitive inanimate verb – class 3 (VTI-3) - tâpiskôc: mîciw

  📖

mîci-

1. s/he eats s.t., s/he has s.t. as food CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. He eats it MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
3. s/he eats it or consumes it AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
4. s/he munches it AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.

1. Word components: mîci-

wâpamêw

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he → another/others

 

Related words

wâpamêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• See (2.3.1)
• Look (2.3.1.1)

wâpamêw is in the WordNet categories:

• (v) see#1
• (v) witness#1

VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: wîcihêw

transitive animate verb – class 1: regular (VTA-1) - tâpiskôc: wîcihêw

  📖

wâpam-

1. s/he sees s.o., s/he beholds s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he recognizes s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he witnesses s.o., s/he observes s.o., s/he bears witness to s.o.'s existence CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. s/he meets s.o., s/he encounters s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
5. He sees him AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /wâp-/ , /-am/-1

nipiy

1. Naming word — like: cîmân, wâwi
2. only one

 

Related words

nipiy is in the RapidWords category:

• Bodies of water (1.3.1)

nipiy is in the WordNet category:

• (n) water#1

NI-2 💧   like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay

Vowel-glide inanimate noun stem (NI-2) - tâpiskôc: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay

  📖

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

1. watery liquid CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. sap of maple or birch CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: nipiy-

mîci

1. Action word — like: nâtam, mîciw
2. command/request that something happens immediately
3. you (one)

 

Related words

mîciw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Eat (5.2.2)
• Bite, chew (5.2.2.1)

mîciw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) eat#1

1. (you) eat something now, (you) have something as food now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. (you) eat something now 🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
3. (you) eat something or consumes something now 🤖AECD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of AECD definition
4. (you) munche something now 🤖AECD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of AECD definition
5. Eat it MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: mîci-

form of mîciw

1. s/he eats s.t., s/he has s.t. as food CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. He eats it MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
3. s/he eats it or consumes it AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
4. s/he munches it AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.

wâpam

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. command/request that something happens immediately
3. you (one) → him/her

 

Related words

wâpamêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• See (2.3.1)
• Look (2.3.1.1)

wâpamêw is in the WordNet categories:

• (v) see#1
• (v) witness#1

1. (you) see him/her now, (you) behold him/her now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. (you) recognize him/her now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
3. (you) witness him/her now, (you) observe him/her now, (you) bear witness to his/her existence now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
4. (you) meet him/her now, (you) encounter him/her now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
5. (you) see him/her now 🤖AECD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of AECD definition
   🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
6. See him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /wâp-/ , /-am/-1

form of wâpamêw

1. s/he sees s.o., s/he beholds s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he recognizes s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he witnesses s.o., s/he observes s.o., s/he bears witness to s.o.'s existence CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. s/he meets s.o., s/he encounters s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
5. He sees him AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

nipiy

1. Naming word — like: cîmân, wâwi
2. only one

NI 💧  

1. Water AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
2. aqua AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.

pê-wâpam

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. command/request that something happens immediately
3. you (one) → him/her

 

Related words

wâpamêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• See (2.3.1)
• Look (2.3.1.1)

wâpamêw is in the WordNet categories:

• (v) see#1
• (v) witness#1

1. Come and see him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Preverb : pe
   

   come and, come to

   towards, towards focus, approaching

   hither

   thence, from there on down
2. Word components: /wâp-/ , /-am/-1

form of wâpamêw

1. s/he sees s.o., s/he beholds s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he recognizes s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he witnesses s.o., s/he observes s.o., s/he bears witness to s.o.'s existence CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. s/he meets s.o., s/he encounters s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
5. He sees him AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

tipiskâw

1. Action word — like: miywâsin, mihkwâw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he

 

Related words

tipiskâw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Shadow (8.3.3.2.1)
• Night (8.4.1.2.1)
• Time of the day (8.4.1.2.3)

tipiskâw is in the WordNet category:

• (n) night#1

VII-1v 💧➡️   like: kîsikâw

vowel-final impersonal inanimate intransitive verb (VII-1v) - tâpiskôc: kîsikâw

  📖

tipiskâ-

1. it is night, it is nighttime CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. it is dark CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. It is night MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /tipisk-/ , /-â/-1

wâpahta

1. Action word — like: nâtam, mîciw
2. command/request that something happens immediately
3. you (one)

 

Related words

wâpahtam is in the RapidWords categories:

• See (2.3.1)
• Look (2.3.1.1)

wâpahtam is in the WordNet categories:

• (n) vision#1
• (v) see#1
• (v) witness#1

1. (you) see something now, (you) witness something now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. (you) encounter something now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
3. (you) have a vision now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
4. (you) see something now 🤖AECD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of AECD definition
   🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
5. See it MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /wâp-/ , /-aht/-2

form of wâpahtam

1. s/he sees s.t., s/he witnesses s.t. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he encounters s.t. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he has a vision CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. He sees it AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

wâpahtam

1. Action word — like: nâtam, mîciw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he

 

Related words

wâpahtam is in the RapidWords categories:

• See (2.3.1)
• Look (2.3.1.1)

wâpahtam is in the WordNet categories:

• (n) vision#1
• (v) see#1
• (v) witness#1

VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧   like: nâtam

transitive inanimate verb – class 1: regular (VTI-1) - tâpiskôc: nâtam

  📖

wâpaht-

1. s/he sees s.t., s/he witnesses s.t. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he encounters s.t. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he has a vision CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. He sees it AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /wâp-/ , /-aht/-2

pê-wâpahta

1. Action word — like: nâtam, mîciw
2. command/request that something happens immediately
3. you (one)

 

Related words

wâpahtam is in the RapidWords categories:

• See (2.3.1)
• Look (2.3.1.1)

wâpahtam is in the WordNet categories:

• (n) vision#1
• (v) see#1
• (v) witness#1

1. Come and see it MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Preverb : pe
   

   come and, come to

   towards, towards focus, approaching

   hither

   thence, from there on down
2. Word components: /wâp-/ , /-aht/-2

form of wâpahtam

1. s/he sees s.t., s/he witnesses s.t. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he encounters s.t. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he has a vision CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. He sees it AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Ursus Major constellation CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: maskw- , {-a}-1

mowâw

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. people → him/her

 

Related words

mowêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Eat (5.2.2)
• Bite, chew (5.2.2.1)

mowêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) eat#1

1. people eat him/her 🤖AECD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of AECD definition
   🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
   🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
2. He is eaten MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: mow-

form of mowêw

1. s/he eats s.o. (e.g. bread) CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
   AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

ayâw

1. Action word — like: nâtam, mîciw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he

 

Related words

ayâw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Wear clothing (5.3.7)
• Own, possess (6.8.1.1)

ayâw is in the WordNet categories:

• (v) have#1
• (v) wear#1

VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧   like: kisihtâw

transitive inanimate verb – class 2: stem-final -â (VTI-2) - tâpiskôc: kisihtâw

  📖

ayâ-

1. s/he has s.t., s/he owns s.t. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he has s.t. on CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. He owns: MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
4. He has MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: ay- , /-â/-3

ayâw

1. Action word — like: nâtam, mîciw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he

VTA 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽  

1. s/he has it on AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
2. s/he is at a certain place AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.

âcimêw

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he → another/others

 

Related words

âcimêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Story (3.5.4)
• Saying, proverb (3.5.4.2)
• Social activity (4.2)

âcimêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) tell#3

VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: wîcihêw

transitive animate verb – class 1: regular (VTA-1) - tâpiskôc: wîcihêw

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âcim-

1. s/he tells about s.o., s/he talks about s.o., s/he narrates about s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he tells s.o., s/he tells things to s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. He is telling a story about him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: âcim- ( /ât-/-1, /-m/-1 )

âcim

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. command/request that something happens immediately
3. you (one) → him/her

 

Related words

âcimêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Story (3.5.4)
• Saying, proverb (3.5.4.2)
• Social activity (4.2)

âcimêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) tell#3

1. (you) tell about him/her now, (you) talk about him/her now, (you) narrate about him/her now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. (you) tell him/her now, (you) tell things to him/her now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
3. (you) be telling a story about him/her now 🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
4. Tell about him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: âcim- ( /ât-/-1, /-m/-1 )

form of âcimêw

1. s/he tells about s.o., s/he talks about s.o., s/he narrates about s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he tells s.o., s/he tells things to s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. He is telling a story about him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

minôsis

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. only one

 

Related words

minôsis is in the RapidWords categories:

• Animal life cycle (1.6.3)
• Cat (6.3.1.6)

minôsis is in the WordNet category:

• (n) kitten#1

NA-1 🧑🏽   like: pahkwêsikan, asikan

Regular animate noun stem (NA-1) - tâpiskôc: pahkwêsikan, asikan

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	Stem
No ownership	minôsis-
whose / whom something belongs to	-minôsisim-

1. kitten, little cat CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. A kitten AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: "minou" , /-isis/

âcimâw

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. people → him/her

 

Related words

âcimêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Story (3.5.4)
• Saying, proverb (3.5.4.2)
• Social activity (4.2)

âcimêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) tell#3

1. people tell about him/her, people talk about him/her, people narrate about him/her 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. people tell him/her, people tell things to him/her 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
3. people are telling a story about him/her 🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
4. A story is told about him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: âcim- ( /ât-/-1, /-m/-1 )

form of âcimêw

1. s/he tells about s.o., s/he talks about s.o., s/he narrates about s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he tells s.o., s/he tells things to s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. He is telling a story about him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

atamiskawêw

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he → another/others

 

Related words

atamiskawêw is in the RapidWords category:

• Greet (3.5.1.4.3)

atamiskawêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) greet#1

VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: nitonawêw

transitive animate verb – class 2 (VTA-2) - tâpiskôc: nitonawêw

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atamiskaw-

1. s/he greets s.o., s/he sends greetings to s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he says hello to s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he shakes hands with s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. s/he hugs s.o. in greeting, s/he kisses s.o. in greeting CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
5. s/he bids s.o. farewell CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
6. He shook hands with him or them MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /atam-/ , /-skaw/-1

nôhkom

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. like: nôhkom, mîpit
3. my
4. only one

 

Related words

nôhkom is in the RapidWords categories:

• Old person (2.6.4.5)
• Grandfather, grandmother (4.1.9.1.1)

nôhkom is in the WordNet categories:

• (n) elder#1
• (n) grandma#1

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽   like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

Regular animate dependent noun stem (NDA-1) - tâpiskôc: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

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-ohkom-

1. my grandmother, my grandma CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. my respected female elder CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. My grandmother AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
4. my grandma AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
5. my granny or my grannie AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.
6. my great-aunt AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.

1. Word components: {n-} , -ohkom-

1. Abstract final; II verbs MC
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asawâpam

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. command/request that something happens immediately
3. you (one) → him/her

 

Related words

asawâpamêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Watch (2.3.1.2)
• Alert (3.1.2.1)

asawâpamêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) watch#1

1. (you) look out for him/her now, (you) watch for him/her now, (you) wait and watches for him/her now, (you) lie in wait for him/her now, (you) await him/her now, (you) expect him/her now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. (you) be on the look-out for him/her now 🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition

1. Word components: /asaw-/ , /-âpam/ ( /-âp-/, /-am/-1 )

form of asawâpamêw

1. s/he looks out for s.o., s/he watches for s.o., s/he waits and watches for s.o., s/he lies in wait for s.o., s/he awaits s.o., s/he expects s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. He is on the look-out for him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

otôskwanihk

1. Connecting word
2. how something/someone is called

 

Related words

otôskwanihk is in the RapidWords category:

• Names of cities (9.7.2.3)

otôskwanihk is in the WordNet category:

• (n) calgary#1

INM   like: otôskwanihk

Name (INM) - tâpiskôc: otôskwanihk

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-tôskwan-

1. Calgary, AB [lit: "at the elbow; at his/her elbow" in reference to an elbow of the Bow River] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. the Cree name for the city of Calgary means "at the elbow" AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.

1. Word components: {o-}-5 , -tôskwan- , {-ihk}-2

asawâpamêw

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he → another/others

 

Related words

asawâpamêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Watch (2.3.1.2)
• Alert (3.1.2.1)

asawâpamêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) watch#1

VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: wîcihêw

transitive animate verb – class 1: regular (VTA-1) - tâpiskôc: wîcihêw

  📖

asawâpam-

1. s/he looks out for s.o., s/he watches for s.o., s/he waits and watches for s.o., s/he lies in wait for s.o., s/he awaits s.o., s/he expects s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. He is on the look-out for him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /asaw-/ , /-âpam/ ( /-âp-/, /-am/-1 )

asawâpamâw

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. people → him/her

 

Related words

asawâpamêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Watch (2.3.1.2)
• Alert (3.1.2.1)

asawâpamêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) watch#1

1. people look out for him/her, people watch for him/her, people wait and watches for him/her, people lie in wait for him/her, people await him/her, people expect him/her 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. people are on the look-out for him/her 🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition

1. Word components: /asaw-/ , /-âpam/ ( /-âp-/, /-am/-1 )

form of asawâpamêw

1. s/he looks out for s.o., s/he watches for s.o., s/he waits and watches for s.o., s/he lies in wait for s.o., s/he awaits s.o., s/he expects s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. He is on the look-out for him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

katawatêyimêw

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he → another/others

 

Related words

katawatêýimêw is in the RapidWords category:

• Beautiful (2.3.1.8.1)

katawatêýimêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) see#5

VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: wîcihêw

transitive animate verb – class 1: regular (VTA-1) - tâpiskôc: wîcihêw

  📖

katawatêýim-

1. s/he thinks s.o. beautiful CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: /katawaT-/ , /-êýim/ ( /-êýi-/, /-m/-3 )

1. he, she, it CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. him, her, it CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. his, hers, its CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. He or she MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
5. Him or her MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
6. she/he, her/him AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.

1. Word components: wiýa ( {w-}-2, /-iý-/-1, {-a}-1 )

amiskwaciy-wâskahikan

1. Naming word — like: cîmân, wâwi
2. only one

NA 🧑🏽  

1. the Cree word for the city of Edmonton, literally "beaver mountain house" AECD
   Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary/alberta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan, compiled by Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal, edited by Earle H. Waugh. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2002.

1. Saskatoon, SK [lit: "at the Saskatoon berry"] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: /mis-/ , /-âskw-/ , /-atw-/ , /-min/

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