itwêwina

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

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	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-

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

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.

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. water CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. body of water CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: nipiy-

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

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.

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

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

pêyak

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

pêyak is in the RapidWords category:

• One (8.1.1.1.1)

pêyak is in the WordNet category:

• (n) night#1

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. one, 1 CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. alone, single, a single one CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. the only one CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. a certain one CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
5. one 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: /pêyakw-/

nisto

1. Number
2. Connecting word

 

Related words

nisto is in the RapidWords category:

• Cardinal numbers (8.1.1.1)

nisto is in the WordNet category:

• (n) night#1

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. three, 3 CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. three 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: nisto ( /nistw-/, /-i/-1 )

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/

âcimowin

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

 

Related words

âcimowin is in the RapidWords categories:

• Make speech (3.5.2)
• News, message (3.5.2.2)
• Story (3.5.4)
• Fable, myth (3.5.4.1)
• Social activity (4.2)

âcimowin is in the WordNet categories:

• (n) narrative#1
• (n) news#1
• (n) subject#1

NI-1 💧   like: cîmân, astotin

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

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âcimowin-

1. story, true story, narrative, account, report CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. news CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. what is being told CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. testimony CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
5. A story MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
6. A news forecast MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: âcimo- ( /ât-/-1, /-m/-1, /-o/ ) , /-win/

âcimow

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

 

Related words

âcimow is in the RapidWords categories:

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

âcimow is in the WordNet category:

• (v) tell#3

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

  📖

âcimo-

1. s/he tells, s/he tells a story CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he tells news, s/he gives an account, s/he makes a report, s/he informs, s/he narrates CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he tells his/her own story CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. He told a story MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

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

nôhtêpayiw

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

VAI 🧑🏽➡️  

1. s/he runs short of something, i.e.: money or sugar 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.

tânisi

1. Connecting word
2. Shouting word

 

Related words

tânisi is in the RapidWords category:

• Interrogative (9.4.3.3)

tânisi is in the WordNet category:

• (n) age#1

IPJ   like: hay hay

Interjection (IPJ) - tâpiskôc: hay hay

1. hello, how are you? CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

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

ayâw

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

 

Related words

ayâw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Beside (8.5.1.2)
• Exist (9.1.1.1)

ayâw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) exist#1

VII-2v 💧➡️   like: mihkwâw

vowel-final pluralizable inanimate intransitive verb (VII-2v) - tâpiskôc: mihkwâw

  📖

ayâ-

1. it is, it is there, it exists CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

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

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}

tânisi

1. Connecting word

 

Related words

tânisi is in the RapidWords categories:

• Relative pronouns (9.2.3.3)
• Interrogative (9.4.3.3)

Phrase  

1. How are you? MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. [cf. omisi; /aw-/ + /-ima/ > ôma] WMDD
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1. eye(s), sight [cf. VAI-1 /-acâpi/; cf. /-acâp-/] WMDD
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2. eye, vision MC
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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. secretly, in secret, stealthily, by stealth CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. privately, in private CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: /kîmôt-/ , /-i/-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. wait, lie in wait, waylay, guard against [also: /asw-/] WMDD
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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. 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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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

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-}

1. ongoing, continuing [grammatical preverb: durative, continuative] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: {Ca-}

1. Abstract final; II verbs MC
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1. intermittent, repeatedly CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. again and again CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. here and there [grammatical preverb: frequentative, augmentative, distributive] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: {Câh-}

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

1. by eye; by vision MC
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1. would, ought to CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. could CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. likely to [grammatical preverb: hypothetical] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: {kâh-}

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.

nîsiwak

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

 

Related words

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

  📖

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/

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 )