itwêwina

1. marked, written, inscribed [cf. /-asin-/; NA-2 asiniy-] WMDD
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1. mark MC
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êkwa

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

êkwa is in the RapidWords categories:

• Now (8.4.6.3.1)
• And, also (9.6.1.1)

êkwa is in the WordNet category:

• (n) extent#1

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. and, also CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
2. then CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. now CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. let's go! CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: êkwa

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

ohci

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

ohci is in the RapidWords categories:

• Uncle, aunt (4.1.9.1.6)
• Source (of movement) (9.5.1.6.1)

ohci is in the WordNet category:

• (n) uncle#1

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. from, from there, thence, out of CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. with, by means of, for the purpose of CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. because of, for that reason CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. for CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
5. from then, from that point in time CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
6. about CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
7. From MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
8. Out of MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /oht-/ , /-i/

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-

kiskinwahamâkosiw

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

 

Related words

kiskinwahamâkosiw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Learn (3.2.2)
• Study (3.2.2.1)
• Evaluate, test (3.2.2.3)
• School (3.6.2)

kiskinwahamâkosiw is in the WordNet categories:

• (v) attend#1
• (v) learn#1
• (v) teach#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

vowel-final animate intransitive verb (VAI-1) - tâpiskôc: nipâw

  📖

Alternatives

kiskinahamâkosiw

kiskinohamâkosiw

1. s/he learns CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he is a student, s/he attends school CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he is taught CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. He is being taught MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
5. He is learning MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
6. He is going to school MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /kiskinw-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-amaw/ , /-ikosi/ ( /-ikw-/, /-isi/ )

1. go and, go to CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. engaged in CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: /nitaw-/ , /-i/

ispîhk

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

ispîhk is in the RapidWords category:

• Until (8.4.6.1.4)

ispîhk is in the WordNet category:

• (v) cover#3

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. then, at such a time CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. when CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. until CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: ispîhk

anohc

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

anohc is in the RapidWords category:

• Present (8.4.6.3)

N   Naming word

Noun (N) - wîhowin-itwêwin

1. Today MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
2. Presently MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
3. Now MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

anohc

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

anohc is in the RapidWords category:

• Now (8.4.6.3.1)

anohc is in the WordNet category:

• (n) canned_food#1

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. now, today, at this time CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. today 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: anohc

awîna

1. Pointing word
2. Question
3. like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
4. only one

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. Who 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. who, whose CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. Who? MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /awîn-/ , {-a}-1

1. Regina, SK, "Pile-o'-Bones" [lit: "where the bones are piled"] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: {o-}-5 , -skan- , {kâ-} , /as-/ , astê- ( /ast-/, /-ê/-1 ) , {-ki} ( {-k)-1, {-i} )

tânisi

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

tânisi is in the RapidWords category:

• Interrogative (9.4.3.3)

tânisi is in the WordNet category:

• (n) age#1

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. how?, in what way? CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: /tân-/ , isi ( /iT-/, /-i/-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-)

  📖

-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-

wâpiw

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

 

Related words

wâpiw is in the RapidWords category:

• Look (2.3.1.1)

wâpiw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) see#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

vowel-final animate intransitive verb (VAI-1) - tâpiskôc: nipâw

  📖

wâpi-

1. s/he sees, s/he is sighted, s/he has vision CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: wâpi- ( /wâp-/, /-i/-3 )

nîminâniwan

1. Action word — like: mîcisow, nipâw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. people

 

Related words

nîmiw is in the RapidWords category:

• Dance (4.2.4)

nîmiw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) dance#1

1. people dance 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. there is a dance, it is a time of dancing CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: nîmi-

form of nîmiw

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

ayâw

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

 

Related words

ayâw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Here, there (8.5.1)
• Beside (8.5.1.2)
• Exist (9.1.1.1)

ayâw is in the WordNet categories:

• (n) personality#1
• (v) exist#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

vowel-final animate intransitive verb (VAI-1) - tâpiskôc: nipâw

  📖

ayâ-

1. s/he is, s/he is there, s/he is located there CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he lives there, s/he stays there CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he exists CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. He is here/there MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
5. He stays MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: ayâ- ( /ay-/-1, /-â/-2 )

ôma

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

ôma is in the RapidWords category:

• Parts of a fish (1.6.2.3)

ôma is in the WordNet category:

• (n) gill#4

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. it is (this), it is the case CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. the fact that CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. then CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. when CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
5. as it is, actually, indeed [focus marker] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: /aw-/ , {-ima}

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

  📖

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 )

1. Star Blanket [Cree chief, signatory to Treaty 4; lit: "One who has Stars as a Blanket"] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: atâhkw- , /-is/ , /o(t)-/-1 , akohp- ( /akw-/-2, /-hp/ ) , /-i/-2

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. 3rd person; nominals MC
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2. 3rd person; h- and ht- preterite verbs MC
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3. 3rd person; AI,TI agentive nominalizations, with -w MC
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1. I, me, mine CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. I 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.
3. Me AECD
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   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
4. Mine 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: niýa ( {n-}, /-iý-/-1, {-a}-1 )

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 )

niyanân

1. Pointing word
2. Person
3. we (but not you)

 

Related words

niýanân is in the RapidWords category:

• Weak (2.4.2)

niýanân is in the WordNet category:

• (n) failing#1

PrA   like: awa

Pronoun: Animate (PrA) - tâpiskôc: awa

1. we (exclusive), us (exclusive), ours (exclusive) CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. We, us 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: niýa ( {n-}, /-iý-/-1, {-a}-1 ) , {-nân}-2

1. two, as two, two together CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. second CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: /nîsw-/ , /-i/

1. eye(s), sight [cf. VAI-1 /-acâpi/; cf. /-acâp-/] WMDD
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2. eye, vision MC
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1. has been, had done CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
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
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: {kâh-}

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

  📖

-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

wiya

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

wiýa is in the RapidWords category:

• Pronouns (9.2.3)

wiýa is in the WordNet category:

• (n) father#1

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. this, that CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. as for, by contrast CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: wiýa

wiya

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

wiýa is in the RapidWords category:

• Pronouns (9.2.3)

wiýa is in the WordNet category:

• (n) father#1

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. for, because CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. of course, to be sure, in fact CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: wiýa

1. my dream spirit CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: {ni-} , /pawâ-/ , /-kan/-2

1. sock [< /as-/ + /-(i)kan/] WMDD
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nîsiwak

1. Action word — like: mîcisow, nipâw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. they

 

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nîsiwak is in the RapidWords category:

• Two (8.1.1.1.2)

nîsiwak is in the WordNet category:

• (n) time#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

vowel-final animate intransitive verb (VAI-1) - tâpiskôc: nipâw

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nîsi-

1. they are two in number, they are two together CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. they are both CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. there are two of them 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. the two of them went together 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: /nîs-/ , /-i/