itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

/nâ-/

Morph-PRr
1. distal demonstrative [~ /nê-/] WMDD
-nâ-

Morph-aff
1. -n-â-; Indefinite Actor Stem formative; AI Independent Order stems not ending in ê or â MC
2. -n-â-; Plural stem formative; AI/TI/TA Independent order verbs MC
/-nân/

Morph-VAI > NI-final
1. (usually) concrete noun ?? WMDD
na-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. ongoing, continuing [grammatical preverb: durative, continuative] CW
2. to mean continuous action. It keeps or is always happening MD
1. Word components: {Ca-}
-inâ-

Morph-final
1. location; II verbs MC
-naw-

Morph-final
1. -n-aw-; do by sight; TA verbs MC
ana
DPR
1. that one (animate) AECD
ana

PrA like: awa
1. that, that one CW
2. That one, (him/her) MD
1. Word components: /an-/ , {-a}-1
/akwanâ-/

Morph-R
1. cover [also /akw-/-2; akwan-/] WMDD
/-naskw-/

Morph-medial
1. ?? claw(s) ?? [cf. -askasiy-] WMDD
-nâpêw-

Morph-NA-2-medial
1. man, male WMDD
-nâtokê

Morph-aff
1. -nâ-tokê; Local person; TA/AI Independent dubitative MC
-nâniwan

Morph-aff
1. -nâ-ni-w-an; Indefinite actor; AI Independent order MC
-nâniwin

Morph-aff
1. -nâ-ni-w-in; Indefinite actor; AI Independent order MC
-nâniwiw

Morph-aff
1. nâ-ni-w-i-w; Indefinite actor; AI Independent order MC
/-nâpâskw/

Morph-NA-3-final
1. vehicle [cf. otâpânâskw-, /-tâpânâskw-/] WMDD
-naniwan

Morph-aff
1. Indefinite actor; AI Independent order MC
-nahâhkisîm-

Morph-NDA-1
1. son-in-law (to parents of married daughter) WMDD
asascikana
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. things piled together CW
1. Word components: /as-/ , /ast-/ , /-ikan/
anohc-kaskâpiskahikana
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. today's canned goods CW
1. Word components: anohc , /kask-/-4 , /-âpisk-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-ikan/
akâmihk

INM like: otôskwanihk
1. Montana First Nation, AB CW
2. Montana Reserve, AB [southern Plains Cree reserve; lit: "across the water"] CW
1. Word components: /akâm-/ , /-ihk/-1
akâmihk
N Naming word
1. Montana Reserve MD
2. across the water or across the lake AECD
apistacihkos

NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. antelope, pronghorn [Lat. Antilocapra americana] CW
1. Word components: /apist-/ , atihkw- , /-is/
asinîwipwâtinâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Nakoda country, Assiniboine country CW
2. in Nakoda country CW
1. Word components: asiniy- , [wi] , pwât- , {-inâhk}-2
-(i)nâwâw

Morph-pro
1. 2nd plural; AI, TI, TA you-and-me verbs - Independent order MC
2. -nâ-wâw; 2nd plural; AI, TI, TA you-and-me verbs - Independent order MC
/-ahcâp-/

Morph-medial
1. bow [cf. ahcâpiy- NA-2] WMDD
-ahtâmin

Morph-NA-1-final
1. corn [cf. mahtâmin- NA-1] WMDD
/-asin-/

Morph-medial
1. stone, rock, slate [cf. asiniy NA-2] WMDD
-askasiy-

Morph-NDA-2
1. nail, claw WMDD
/-astimw/

Morph-NA-3-final
1. dog; horse [cf. atimw- NA-3] WMDD
/-astimw-/

Morph-medial
1. dog; horse [cf. atimw- NA-3] WMDD
2. dog/horse; cf. atimw MC
/-âpê-/

Morph-medial
1. man, male [cf. -âpêw, nâpêw-] WMDD
-cêpihkw

Morph-NA-3-final
1. root [cf. ocêpihkw- NA-3; /-cêpihk-/] WMDD
/-êskihkw-/

Morph-medial
1. kettle, pot, pan [e.g. sâsêskihkwân; cf. NA-3 askihkw-] WMDD
/-hkom-/

Morph-medial
1. nose, nostrils, nasal passages WMDD
/-hpinw/

Morph-final
1. ?? type of root/plant ?? [cf. namêhpinw-] WMDD
-isiy

N Naming word
1. His navel MD
-iyin

Morph-NA-1-final
1. person, Indigenous person, man [cf. iyiniw-; used in names] WMDD
/-kas-/

Morph-medial
1. nail, claw [cf. -askasiy] WMDD
-kimâw

Morph-NA-2-final
1. chief, boss, officer [cf. okimâw- NA-2] WMDD
-kwêm

Morph-NDA-1-final
1. namesake [cf. -kwêmês-] WMDD
-kwêmês-

Morph-NDI-1
1. namesake WMDD
-mistikw-

Morph-NI-3-medial
1. wood; log [cf. mistikw- ‘tree’ NA-3] WMDD
/-okas/

Morph-NA-1-final
1. claw [only occurs in name; cf. /-kas-/, -askasiy-] WMDD
/-ôskân/

Morph-NA/I-1-final
1. tribe, nation; family; kind WMDD
/-sip-/

Morph-medial
1. duck [cf. NA-1 sîsîp-, /-sip/] WMDD
/-sip/

Morph-NA-1-final
1. duck [cf. NA-1 sîsîp-, /-sip-/] WMDD
/-skw-/-2

Morph-medial
1. ice [cf. NA-2 miskwamiy-, /-skwam-/] WMDD
/-skwam-/

Morph-medial
1. ice [cf. NA-2 miskwamiy-, /-skw-/-2] WMDD
/-spwâkan-/

Morph-medial
1. pipe [cf. NA-1 ospwâkan-, /-spwâkan/] WMDD
-spwâkan

Morph-NA-1-final
1. pipe [cf. ospwâkan- NA-1; cf. -spwâkan-] WMDD
-tâhkay-

Morph-NDA-2
1. vagina, vulva WMDD
-tisiy-

Morph-NDI-2
1. navel, umbilical cord WMDD
/acikâs-/

Morph-Nr
1. ?? [cf. acikâsimina, acikâsipakwa; cf. /cikâs-/] WMDD
/ahcâp-/

Morph-Nr
1. bow [cf. NA-2 ahcâpiy-] WMDD
ahcâpâsk
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
1. mountain ash [lit: "bow-wood"] CW
2. Cascade mountain ash [Lat. Sorbus scopulina] CW
3. western mountain ash [Lat. Sorbus sitchensis] CW
1. Word components: /ahcâp-/ , /-âskw/
/akikw-/**

Morph-R
1. attach, stick [cf. akikw- NA-3; WMDD
akik

NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. snot, rheum, nasal mucus, discharge from nostrils CW
2. phlegm CW
1. Word components: akikw-
ako-sakaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he nails s.t. on (to something) CW
1. Word components: /akw-/ , /-i/-1 , /sak-/ , /-ah/-1
ako-sakahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
1. s/he nails s.o. on (to something) CW
1. Word components: /akw-/ , /-i/-1 , /sak-/ , /-ahw/-1
/akw-/-2

Morph-R
1. cover [see /akwan-/, /akwanâ-/] WMDD
/akwan-/

Morph-R
1. cover [also /akw-/-2; /akwanâ-/] WMDD
amisk sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk
1. Beaver Lake Cree Nation, AB [northern Plains Cree reserve; lit: "at beaver lake"] CW
1. Word components: amiskw- , sâkahikan- , {-ihk}-2
amisko-sâkahikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. Amisk Lake, SK [Woods Cree community, reserve of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation] CW
1. Word components: amiskw- , /-i/-1 , sâkahikan-
amiskowiyiniw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. Dane-zaa man, Beaver Indian man, member of the Dane-zaa Nation CW
2. fur trader CW
1. Word components: amiskw- , [iw] , iýiniw- ( /iýin-/, /-iw/ )
apiscacihkos
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. antelope, pronghorn [Lat. Antilocapra americana] CW
2. a pronghorn AECD
3. an antelope AECD
1. Word components: /apist-/ , atihkw- , /-is/
apisci-sîpîsis
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. Milk River (AB & MT) [a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through Montana and Alberta; lit: "little creek"] CW
1. Word components: /apist-/ , /-i/-1 , sîpiy- , /-isis/
apisciyêkâsin
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
1. it is narrow material CW
1. Word components: /apist-/ , /-i/-1 , [y] , /-êk-/ , /-â/-1 , /-sin/-2
apisihkwês
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. Smallface [personal name] CW
1. Word components: /apis-/ , /-hkw-/ , /-ê/-2 , /-w/-1 , /-is/
apisikasêsiw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he has small nails, s/he has small claws, s/he has small hooves CW
1. Word components: /apis-/ , /-kas-/ , /-ê/-2 , /-si/
apisistikwêyâsin

VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
1. it is a very small river, it is a very narrow river CW
1. Word components: /apis-/ , /-stikw-/ , /-êyâ/ ( /-ê/-1, [y], /-â/-1 ) , /-sin/-2
apisistikwêyâw

VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
1. it is a small river, it is a narrow river CW
1. Word components: /apis-/ , /-stikw-/ , /-êyâ/ ( /-ê/-1, [y], /-â/-1 )
asâsowiyiniw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. Arapaho man, member of the Arapaho Nation [lit: "tattooed person"] CW
1. Word components: asâsw- ( /asâ-/**, /-sw/-1 ) , /-o/ , iýiniw- ( /iýin-/, /-iw/ )
asicimêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he links s.o.'s name with another (e.g. an affair, a partnership, etc.), s/he charges s.o. with something, s/he implicates s.o. with something CW
1. Word components: /asit-/ , /-m/-1
asinîwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he sounds like an Assiniboine, s/he sounds like a Nakoda, s/he sounds like a Stoney person CW
2. s/he speaks Assiniboine, s/he speaks Nakoda, s/he speaks Stoney CW
1. Word components: asiniy- , /-wê/
asinîwipwat

N Naming word
1. A Stoney native MD
2. The Stoney Indian nation MD
3. A group of Stoney Indians MD
asinîwipwât
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. Nakoda, Assiniboine, Stoney CW
1. Word components: asiniy- , [wi] , pwât-
asinîwipwâtaskisin

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. Nakoda moccasin, Assiniboine moccasin, Stoney moccasin [flat moccasin with a seam along each side of the front] CW
1. Word components: asiniy- , [wi] , pwât- , /-askisin/
asinîwipwâtiwiw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is Nakoda, s/he is Assiniboine, s/he is Stoney CW
1. Word components: asiniy- , [wi] , pwât- , /-iwi/
asiskîwikamikowiyiniw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. Mandan, Mandan Indian, member of the Mandan Nation [lit: "earthen lodge person"] CW
1. Word components: asiskiy- , [wi] , /-kamikw/ , [w] , iýiniw- ( /iýin-/, /-iw/ )
asiskîwikamikowiyinînâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. in Mandan country CW
2. amongst the Mandan, the Mandan Nation CW
1. Word components: asiskiy- , [wi] , /-kamikw/ , [w] , iýiniw- ( /iýin-/, /-iw/ ) , {-inâhk}-2
askîwi-pimiy
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. oil, coal oil, petroleum CW
2. natural gas CW
3. Natural gas from the earth MD
1. Word components: askiy--1 , [w] , /-i/-1 , pimiy-
aspiyihkâsow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is so called as a last name, s/he has such as a surname CW
2. s/he has the same last name (as s.o.) CW
1. Word components: /asp-/-1 , /-iýihk-/ , /-âT/ , /-o/
aspiyihkâsowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. surname, last name CW
1. Word components: /asp-/-1 , /-iýihk-/ , /-âT/ , /-o/ , /-win/
aspiyihkâtêw
VTA-4 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nakatêw 📖
1. s/he names s.o. after (s.o.) CW
2. s/he calls s.o. by a surname, s/he calls s.o. by their last name CW
1. Word components: /asp-/-1 , /-iýihk-/ , /-âT/

	Stem
No ownership	ahcâpâskw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-ahcâpâskom-

	Stem
No ownership	akikw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-akikom-

	Stem
No ownership	amiskowiýiniw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-amiskowiýinîm-

	Stem
No ownership	apiscacihkos-
whose / whom something belongs to	-apiscacihkosim-

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