itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

/kosT-/

Morph-R
1. fear, be afraid of (animate) WMDD
/kost-/

Morph-R
1. fear, be afraid of (inanimate) WMDD
kost-

Morph-VTA-5
1. be afraid of s.o., be scared of s.o. [/kosT-/] WMDD
kost-

Morph-VTA-1
1. be afraid of s.t., be scared of s.t. [/kost-/] WMDD
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/
nipiy
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. watery liquid CW
2. sap of maple or birch CW
1. Word components: nipiy-
êkwa
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. and, also CW MD
2. then CW
3. now CW
4. let's go! CW
1. Word components: êkwa
wâpamêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he sees s.o., s/he beholds s.o. CW
2. s/he recognizes s.o. CW
3. s/he witnesses s.o., s/he observes s.o., s/he bears witness to s.o.'s existence CW
4. s/he meets s.o., s/he encounters s.o. CW
5. He sees him AECD MD
1. Word components: /wâp-/ , /-am/-1
maskwa

NA-4w 🧑🏽 like: wâhkwa, ihkwa 📖
1. Ursus Major constellation CW
1. Word components: maskw- , {-a}-1
pêyak
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. one, 1 CW
2. alone, single, a single one CW
3. the only one CW
4. a certain one CW
5. one AECD
1. Word components: /pêyakw-/
niska

NA-4 🧑🏽 like: niska, êsa 📖
1. goose CW AECD MD
2. a Canada goose AECD
1. Word components: nisk- , {-a}-1
âcimow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he tells, s/he tells a story CW
2. s/he tells news, s/he gives an account, s/he makes a report, s/he informs, s/he narrates CW
3. s/he tells his/her own story CW
4. He told a story MD
1. Word components: âcimo- ( /ât-/-1, /-m/-1, /-o/ )
amisk
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. beaver [Lat. Castor canadensis] CW AECD MD
1. Word components: amiskw-
ispîhk
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. then, at such a time CW
2. when CW
3. until CW
1. Word components: ispîhk
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} )
ôma
PrI like: ôma
1. this, this one CW
2. This one MD
1. Word components: /aw-/ , {-ima}
awa
PrA like: awa
1. this, this one CW
2. This one MD
1. Word components: /aw-/ , {-a}-1
awa
DPR
1. This one (animate) AECD
awîna
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. Who AECD
awîna

PrA like: awa
1. who, whose CW
2. Who? MD
1. Word components: /awîn-/ , {-a}-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}
misâskwatôminihk

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

Morph-NA-3
1. beaver WMDD
/-âp-/

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

Morph-NA-1
1. sock [< /as-/ + /-(i)kan/] WMDD
wiya

PrA like: awa 📖
1. he, she, it CW
2. him, her, it CW
3. his, hers, its CW
4. He or she MD
5. Him or her MD
6. she/he, her/him AECD
1. Word components: wiýa ( {w-}-2, /-iý-/-1, {-a}-1 )
/asaw-/

Morph-R
1. wait, lie in wait, waylay, guard against [also: /asw-/] WMDD
amiskwaciy-wâskahikan
NA 🧑🏽
1. the Cree word for the city of Edmonton, literally "beaver mountain house" AECD
kîmôci-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. secretly, in secret, stealthily, by stealth CW
2. privately, in private CW
1. Word components: /kîmôt-/ , /-i/-1
wiya
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. this, that CW
2. as for, by contrast CW
1. Word components: wiýa
nîso-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. two, as two, two together CW
2. second CW
1. Word components: /nîsw-/ , /-i/
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-}
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
otôskwanihk

N Naming word
1. Calgary MD
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
-soy-

Morph-NDI-2
1. tail [also: -sôs- < -soy- + /-is/] WMDD
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

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

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

	Stem
No ownership	nisk-
whose / whom something belongs to	-niskim-

	Stem
No ownership	amiskw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-amiskom-

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