itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

-iyaw-

Morph-NDI-1
1. body CM
-iyaw

Morph-NI-2-final
1. body CM
-iyaw

Part
1. In his body MD
ciyaw-

Morph-Vr
1. of small capacity CM
iyaw
IPJ like: hay hay
Word components: iyaw
1. well now! CW
2. oops! CW
3. ho! CW
kiyaw

N Naming word
1. Your body MD
miyaw
NDI-1 👤💧 like: mitêh (-têh-), mîpit (-îpit-) 📖
Word components: {m-} , -iyaw-
1. body CW AECD
2. corpse, dead body CW
miyâw

NI 💧
1. something given AECD
miyâw

V
1. He is given something MD
niyâw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: niy-
, -â(1)
1. it is a point of land CW
iyâw
NDI-1 👤💧 like: mitêh (-têh-), mîpit (-îpit-)
Word components: -iyaw-
, -i2
1. Missing definition (see above) 🤖
iyawis
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: iyawis
1. entirely, wholly, fully CW
2. the whole lot, the entire household CW
3. [in negative constructions:] only partially, not exclusively CW
môniyaw-

Morph-NA-2
1. whiteman, caucasian [borrowing from “Montréal”] CM
môniyâw-

Morph-NA-2
1. whiteman, caucasian [borrowed from French Montréal] CM
môniyâw-

IPN like: amisko-
Word components: môniyâw-
1. White, White man's, pertaining to Canadians, pertaining to White people CW
nêhiyaw-

IPN like: amisko- 📖
Word components: nêhiýaw-
1. Nehiyaw CW
2. Cree, Cree man, Cree person, First Nations person, Indigenous person CW
nêhiyaw-

Morph-NA-2
1. Cree person CM
sôniyâw-

Morph-NA-2
1. money CM
aciyaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: aciýaw
1. for a short while, a short time, a little while CW
2. for a season CW
môniyâw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: môniyâw-
1. White man, Caucasian CW
2. non-Indian, non-First Nations man, non-Indigenous man CW
3. Canadian, Canadian male CW
4. Any white man MD
5. a white person AECD
nêhiyaw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: nêhiýaw-
1. Nehiyaw CW
2. Cree, Cree man, Cree person, member of the Cree Nation CW
3. First Nations person, Indigenous person CW
4. A Cree Indian man MD
5. A native of the Cree nation MD
6. an aboriginal person AECD
7. a Cree AECD
sôniyâw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: sôniyâw-
1. money, wages CW
2. gold, silver CW
3. banknote, bill CW
4. Money in large quantities MD
5. Paper money AECD
6. dollars AECD
mahkiyaw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: mahk-
, -iyaw-
1. Makaoo [Cree chief, signatory to Treaty 6; lit: "big body"' from Makaoo 120, now merged with Seekaskootch 119 as Onion Lake Cree Nation, SK] CW
pîhciyaw

IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: pîht-
, -iyaw-
1. inwardly, in the body CW
paskiyaw

V
1. Beat him MD
2. Overdo him (in something) MD
îtawiyaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: îtaw-
, -iyaw-
1. at the sides CW
tipiyaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc 📖
Word components: tipiýaw- ( tip-
, -iýaw(2) )
1. personally, in person CW
2. own, proper CW
3. biologically close CW
4. really CW
waniyaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: wan-(1) , -iýaw(2)
1. any, somebody, just anyone, anyone at random CW
2. this one and that one, all kinds of people CW
3. someone without appropriate calling or authority CW
âh-aciyaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: {Câh-}
, aciýaw
1. for a short time here and there, for a short time each CW
kahkiyaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: kahkiýaw ( kahk-
, -iýaw(2) )
1. all, every CW
2. entire, the full amount CW
3. All AECD MD
4. All of it MD
5. The full amount MD
6. entire AECD
7. the whole thing, i.e.: integral AECD
osikiyâw-

Morph-R
1. lizard CM
tamakiyaw

N Naming word
1. The internal upper part of the body MD
okihciyaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: okihciýaw ( -iýaw )
1. bodily, in person CW
otamakiyaw

N Naming word
1. The internal upper part of the body MD
môhcowiyâw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: môhcw-
, -iwi , [y] , -â(2)
1. s/he is silly CW
âpihtôsiyaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: âpihtaw- ( âpiht-
, -aw(3) ) , -is** , -iyaw-
1. on the body, to the waist, at the midriff CW
2. upper half of the body (in reference to a corpse in a coffin) CW
iyâwinâkwan
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: ýâw-(1)
, -nâkwan ( -naw , -ikw-
, -an(1) )
1. it is barely visible CW
nîci-nêhiyaw
NDA-2 👤🧑🏽 like: mitihtikosiy, maskasiy 📖
Word components: {n-} , -ît- , -i
, nêhiýaw-
1. my fellow Nehiyaw, my fellow Cree, my fellow Cree man, my fellow Cree person CW
2. my fellow Indigenous person, my fellow Indian person CW
3. my blood brother CW
kihci-sôniyâw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: kiht- , -i(1) , sôniyâw-
1. pound sterling (used in Treaty) CW
âpihtawisiyaw
NI 💧
1. a midrift AECD
2. belt area of the stomach AECD
âpihtawisiyaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: âpihtaw- ( âpiht-
, -aw(3) ) , -is** , -iyaw-
1. at midriff, middle of the torso, belt area of the torso CW
iyâwinâkosiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: ýâw-(1)
, -nâkosi ( -naw , -ikw-
, -isi )
1. s/he is barely visible CW
osâwi-sôniyâw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: osâw-
, -i
, sôniyâw-
1. gold CW MD
2. gold nugget CW
3. Gold or gold nugget AECD
iyinito-sôniyâw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: iýinito- ( iýin-
, -itw-** , -i(1) ) , sôniyâw-
1. cash, money CW
okâminakasiyâw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: okâminakasiy-
( okâmin-** , -akasiy ) , -â(1)
1. it is thorny CW AECD
wâpiski-sôniyâw

NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: wâpisk-
, -i
, sôniyâw-
1. silver CW
askîhkâniwi-sôniyâw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: askiy-(1) , -ihkân
( -ihk-
, -ê(2) , -n(3) ) , [iw] , -i(1) , sôniyâw-
1. Treaty money, Treaty payment CW
tipahamâtowi-sôniyâw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: tip-
, -ah(1) , -amaw , -ito , [wi] , sôniyâw-
1. Treaty money, Treaty payment CW
nêhiyawê-

Morph-VAI-1
1. speak Cree [< nêhiýaw- + /-wê/] CM
wiyâs-

Morph-NI-1
1. meat, flesh [< wiyaw- + /-is/] CM
canaw-

Morph-Vr
1. busy [cf. /tiyaw-/] CM
nêhiyawasinahikêwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: nêhiýaw-
, -asinah ( -asin-
, -ah(1) ) , -ikê(1) , -win
1. Cree writing, syllabic writing CW
2. Syllabic writing. (Northern). alt. nehiyaw cahkipewasinahikewin (Plains) AECD
nêhiyâwiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: nêhiýaw-
, -iwi
1. s/he is Nehiyaw, s/he is Cree, s/he is Plains Cree, s/he is a Cree Indian, s/he is a member of the Plains Cree Nation CW
2. s/he is First Nations, s/he is an Indigenous person CW
3. He is Cree MD
nêhiyâwiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: nêhiýaw-
, -iwi , -win
1. being Nehiyaw, being Cree, Cree identity, Creeness CW
2. Cree culture CW
3. Indigeneity, Indianness CW
4. The Cree culture MD
nîci-nêhiyawiskwêw

NDA-2 👤🧑🏽 like: mitihtikosiy, maskasiy 📖
Word components: {n-} , -ît- , -i
, nêhiýaw-
, iskwêw-
1. my fellow Nehiyaw woman, my fellow Cree woman, my fellow Indigenous woman, my fellow female Indian person CW
2. my blood sister CW
nôtimâw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: nôtim-
, -â(1)
1. it is round CW
2. it is round. (Northern). alt. wâweyiyâw (Plains) AECD

	Stem
No ownership	môniyâw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-môniyâm-

	Stem
No ownership	nêhiýaw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-nêhiýam-

	Stem
No ownership	sôniyâw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-sôniyâm-

tânisi!