itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

simâkanis
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. jack (in cards) CW
1. Word components: simâkan- ( /sim-/**, /-âkan/-2 ) , /-is/
namôya

IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. No. also a negative mark for not AECD
masin-

Morph-root
1. mark MC
pihpihciw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. robin CW
1. Word components: pihpihciw-
mistâpos
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. jackrabbit, large rabbit CW
2. A jack rabbit AECD MD
1. Word components: /mist-/ , /-âposw/
/post-/

Morph-R-root
1. put on, don WMDD
2. put on MC
wîskacân- ~ wîskacên-

Morph-NA-1
1. gray jay ~ ?? WMDD
/kiskinw-/

Morph-R
1. mark, guide WMDD
kâ-pimwêwêhahk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Goes Along Drumming [male personal name: Jim Kâ-Nîpitêhtêw] CW
1. Word components: {kâ-} , /pim-/ , /-wêwê/ ( /-wêw-/, /-ê/-2 ) , /-ah/-1 , {-am} , {-k}-2
wîskicâk
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. Canada jay, grey jay, whisky jack [Lat. Perisoreus canadensis] CW
1. Word components: /wîsk-/** , /-câkw/
wîskacân
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. Canada jay, grey jay, whisky jack [Lat. Perisoreus canadensis] CW
2. a whiskey jack, i.e.: a Canada jay. (Northern). alt. wîskipôs (Plains) AECD
1. Word components: wîskacân- ( /wîsk-/**, /-cân/ )
kwîhkwîsiw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. Canada jay, whisky jack, blue jay CW
1. Word components: [kwîhkwî-] , /-isiw/
pihpihcêw

Morph-NA-2
1. robin [possibly onomatopoeia] WMDD
twêhtwêsiw

NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. blue jay CW
1. Word components: [twêhtwê-] , /-isiw/
osimisk-

Morph-NI-1
1. leaf bud WMDD
wîskipôs
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. whisky jack CW
2. Canada jay, grey jay [Lat. Perisoreus canadensis] CW
3. a whiskey jack, i.e.: a Canada jay. (Plains). alt. wîskacân (Northern) AECD
1. Word components: /wîsk-/** , /-po/** , /-w/-1 , /-is/
yêkawiskâhk

Part
1. at the beach AECD
2. sandy place AECD
nâpê-pihpihciw

NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. cock robin, male robin CW
1. Word components: /nâpê-/ , pihpihciw-
pakamahwêsiw

VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
1. s/he gives s.o. a gentle pat CW
1. Word components: /pakam-/ , /-ahw/-1 , {-ê}-5 , /-si/
-maskihkiy-

Morph-NI-2-medial
1. medicine; herb WMDD
mikisiw-

Morph-NA-2
1. bald eagle [< /mik-/** + /-isiw/] WMDD
kimosôm-pwâtinâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Deschambault Lake, SK [Woods Cree community; reserve of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation; lit: "among (your) grandfather Dakota"] CW
1. Word components: {ki-} , -mosôm- , pwât- , {-inâhk}-2
nâpê-minôs
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. tomcat CW
2. A tom cat MD
1. Word components: /nâpê-/ , "minou" , /-is/
kîskâpiskâw
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. cliff, rocky cliff CW
2. broken piece of metal CW
1. Word components: /kîsk-/ , /-âpisk-/ , /-â/-1 , /-w/-1
sisikoci-ayâw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is curt, s/he is snappish CW
1. Word components: /sisikot-/ , /-i/ , ay- , /-â/-2
tâwahikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he hits things with missiles CW
2. s/he hits things (as a target), s/he hits the mark CW
3. s/he bumps into things CW
1. Word components: /tâw-/-1 , /-ah/-1 , /-ikê/-1
kâ-ministikociwahk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Sandy Bay, SK [Woods Cree community; reserve of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation; lit: "where there are islands in the stream"] CW
1. Word components: {kâ-} , ministikw- ( /min-/-1, /-stikw/ ) , /-ciwan/ ( /-ciw-/, /-an/ ) , {-k}-1
kâhkâkiw-

Morph-NA-2
1. raven [possibly onomatopoeia: “kâhkâk- + /-iw/] WMDD
tâwiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he hits the mark (throwing a lance) CW
1. Word components: /tâw-/-1 , /-i/
pihpihcêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. robin CW AECD MD
1. Word components: pihpihcêw-
wiyicêskiwakinikêw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he forms things from clay, s/he makes pottery, s/he is a potter CW
1. Word components: /wiý-/ , /-cêskiwak-/ , /-n/ , /-ikê/-1
/sâpop-/

Morph-R
1. wet [cf. /sâpw-/ + /-pê/ ~ /-pat/] WMDD
yêkawiskâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Sandy, at Ahtahkakoop Reserve, SK CW
2. Sandy Lake, SK [southern Plains Cree community] CW
1. Word components: ýêkaw- , /-iskâ/ ( /-isk-/, /-â/-1 ) , /-w/-1 , /-ihk/-1
osimisk
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
1. bud CW
2. leaf bud CW AECD
1. Word components: osimiskw-
oskâhtak
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. jack pine [Lat. Pinus banksiana] CW AECD
2. A jackpine MD
3. A new young tree MD
1. Word components: oskâhtakw- ( /osk-/, /-âhtak-/, /-w/ )
wêcîpwayânîmow

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he speaks Dene, s/he speaks Dene Suline, s/he speaks Chipewyan CW
1. Word components: {IC} , /o-/-1 , /cîpw-/ , /-wayân/ , /-i/ , /-w/-1 , /-mo/
kiskahikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. mark, sign, token CW
1. Word components: /kisk-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-ikan/
asinîwaciy wâskahikan

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. Rocky Mountain House, AB CW
1. Word components: asiniy- , waciy- , /wâskâ-/ , /-h/ , /-ikan/
asiskîwasiniy

NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. brick, clay brick CW
1. Word components: asiskiy- , [w] , asiniy-
kiskinowâcihowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. mark CW
2. sign CW
1. Word components: /kiskinowât-/ , /-h/ , /-o/ , /-win/
yêkawiskâhk
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. at the beach, in a sandy area CW
1. Word components: ýêkaw- , /-iskâ/ ( /-isk-/, /-â/-1 ) , /-w/-1 , /-ihk/-1
kiskinawâcihtâw
VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: kisihtâw 📖
1. s/he puts a mark on s.t. CW
2. He decorates it to be seen or noticed MD
1. Word components: /kiskinawât-/ , /-ht/-2 , /-â/-3
tâwaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he hits s.t. with a missile CW
2. s/he hits s.t. (as a target), s/he hits the mark CW
3. s/he bumps into s.t. CW
4. He hits it on target MD
1. Word components: /tâw-/-1 , /-ah/-1
kihci-oskâpêwis
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. main ritual server CW
2. the Sun CW
3. [Christian:] Great Servitor, St. Peter CW
1. Word components: /osk-/ , /-âpêw/ , /-is/
kâsispopayiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he goes beyond the mark, s/he goes too far CW
2. s/he transgresses CW
1. Word components: /kâsispo-/ , /-paýi/
namêwi-sîpîhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Sturgeon Landing, SK [Woods Cree community; reserve of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation; lit: "at sturgeon river"] CW
1. Word components: namîw- , /-i/ , sîpiy-
posâkanacîhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. collective name for First Nations of the Touchwood Hills (SK) [includes George Gordon (Gordon's), Kawacatoose, Day Star, and Muskowekwan First Nations] CW
1. Word components: posâkan- , /-aciy/ , {-ihk}-2

	Stem
No ownership	simâkanis-
whose / whom something belongs to	-simâkanisim-

	Stem
No ownership	mistâposw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-mistâposom-

	Stem
No ownership	kwîhkwîsiw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-kwîhkwîsîm-

	Stem
No ownership	twêhtwêsiw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-twêhtwêsîm-

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