itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

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-
anohc
N Naming word
1. Today MD
2. Presently MD
3. Now MD
niska

NA-4 🧑🏽 like: niska, êsa 📖
1. goose CW AECD MD
2. a Canada goose AECD
1. Word components: nisk- , {-a}-1
anohc
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. now, today, at this time CW
2. today AECD
1. Word components: anohc
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-/
nitawi-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê- 📖
1. go and, go to CW
2. engaged in CW
1. Word components: /nitaw-/ , /-i/
pôni-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. stop, terminate, quit, cease CW
2. after CW
1. Word components: /pôn-/ , /-i/
nisto
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. three, 3 CW
2. three AECD
1. Word components: nisto ( /nistw-/, /-i/-1 )
amisk
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. beaver [Lat. Castor canadensis] CW AECD MD
1. Word components: amiskw-
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/ )
pêyak
N Naming word
1. One MD
maskwa
NA 🧑🏽
1. a bear AECD
2. bruin AECD
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}
tânisi
IPJ like: hay hay
1. hello, how are you? CW
1. Word components: /tân-/ , isi ( /iT-/, /-i/-1 )
awa
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. it is (this) [focus marker] CW
1. Word components: /aw-/ , {-a}-1
tânisi
Phrase
1. How are you? MD
awîna
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. Who AECD
awîna

PrA like: awa
1. who, whose CW
2. Who? MD
1. Word components: /awîn-/ , {-a}-1
nôhkom
NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. my grandmother, my grandma CW
2. my respected female elder CW
3. My grandmother AECD MD
4. my grandma AECD
5. my granny or my grannie AECD
6. my great-aunt AECD
1. Word components: {n-} , -ohkom-
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} )
miskaw-

Morph-VTA
1. find s.o. [?? < /misk-/ + /-aw/; /mi??-/ + /-skaw/] WMDD
/-âp-/

Morph-medial
1. eye(s), sight [cf. VAI-1 /-acâpi/; cf. /-acâp-/] WMDD
2. eye, vision MC
amiskwaciy-wâskahikan
NA 🧑🏽
1. the Cree word for the city of Edmonton, literally "beaver mountain house" AECD
o-

Morph-pro
1. 3rd person; nominals MC
2. 3rd person; h- and ht- preterite verbs MC
3. 3rd person; AI,TI agentive nominalizations, with -w MC
misâskwatôminihk

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

Morph-NA-3
1. beaver WMDD
kîmôci-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. secretly, in secret, stealthily, by stealth CW
2. privately, in private CW
1. Word components: /kîmôt-/ , /-i/-1
/asaw-/

Morph-R
1. wait, lie in wait, waylay, guard against [also: /asw-/] WMDD
kâh-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. intermittent, repeatedly CW
2. again and again CW
3. here and there [grammatical preverb: frequentative, augmentative, distributive] CW
1. Word components: {Câh-}
wiya
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. this, that CW
2. as for, by contrast CW
1. Word components: wiýa
wiya
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. for, because CW
2. of course, to be sure, in fact CW
1. Word components: wiýa
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-}
êkwatik
IPJ like: hay hay
1. okay now!, let's go! CW
1. Word components: êkwa , {-itik}
sa-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. ongoing, continuing [grammatical preverb: durative, continuative] CW
1. Word components: {Ca-}

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

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

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

tânisi!