itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

-min

Morph-NI-1-final
1. berry; bead WMDD
min-

Morph-R
1. drink, ?? refresh [cf. minah-; minihkwê-] WMDD
mîń-

Morph-NI-4
1. puss [sC; cf. miý-] WMDD
mêkwâc
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: mêkwât-
( mêkwâ-
, -t(3) )
1. currently, presently, right now CW
2. at the present time, for the duration CW
3. meanwhile CW AECD MD
4. while, during, in the course of, in the meantime, during the time CW
5. in the midst of CW
6. ago CW
7. Presently MD
8. Right now MD
9. right now, at this time, as of now AECD
10. in the interval AECD
cêskwa
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: cêskwa ( cêskw- , -a(6) )
1. wait!, wait a minute! CW
2. presently, yet CW
3. soon CW
4. in the future CW
5. [in negative constructions:] not yet CW
sômin-

Morph-NA-1
1. grape [?? < /sô-/** + /-min/] WMDD
mînis-

Morph-NI-1
1. berry [?? < /mîn-/ + /-is/; cf. /-min/] WMDD
-ân**

Morph-final
1. ?? collective ?? [cf. /-min/ ~ /-minân/; /-kan/ ~ /-kanân/, etc.] WMDD
sô-

Morph-R
1. ?? grape [cf. sômin- < /sô-/ + /-min/] WMDD
-min-

Morph-medial
1. berry; bead [cf. /-min/, mînis-] WMDD
2. granular item, berry; cf. mînis MC
ayômin-

Morph-NA-1
1. wild rice; oatmeal; linseed [cf. ańômin; /aýô-/ + /-min/] WMDD
kêsiskaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc 📖
Word components: kêsiskaw-
1. quickly, hastily, right away, in a rush, without delay CW
2. in time, ahead of time, while there is still time, before it is too late CW
3. just for a little while, just for a minute, for a brief moment CW
minihkwê-

Morph-VAI
1. drink [< /min-ihkw-/ + /-ê/] WMDD
minihk-

Morph-R
1. drink [cf. /min-/ + /-hkw-/ (+ /-ê/-2)] WMDD
mîna âpihtâw

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
Word components: mîna , âpihtâw- ( âpiht-
, -â(1) , -w(1) )
1. and a half, half hour, half past the hour CW
2. and a half AECD
tahto-cipahikanis
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: tahtw-
, -i
, tip-
, -ah(1) , -ikan , -is
1. what minute? CW
2. that minute CW
3. every minute CW
4. so many minutes CW
nômanak
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc 📖
Word components: nômanak-**
1. for a while, for quite a while CW
2. for a few minutes CW
3. a few minutes AECD
4. in a little while. Var. nomanakes AECD
pita
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: pita
1. first, first of all CW
2. for a while CW
3. before doing something else, in the meantime CW
4. wait, just a minute CW
5. In the meantime MD
otiht-

Morph-VTI-1
1. reach s.t. [cf. /ot-/ + **/-ht/ ??] WMDD
pêyak-cipahikanis
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: pêyak-
, tip-
, -ah(1) , -ikan , -is
1. one minute, for one minute CW
nômanakês
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc 📖
Word components: nômanak-**
, -ês
1. for a while, for a little while, for a few minutes CW
âs- ~ yâs-

Morph-R
1. down, downwards [/ýâs-/; ?? cf. /asê-/ ~ /âsê-/ ??] WMDD
yâs- ~ (y)âs-

Morph-R
1. down, downwards [cf. also /asê-/ ~ /âsê-/ ??] WMDD
âpihtaw-tipahipîsimwân
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: âpihtaw- ( âpiht-
, -aw(3) ) , tip-
, -ah(1) , pîsimw-
, -ê(2) , -n(3)
1. half an hour, for half an hour CW
âpihtaw-tipahikan
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: âpihtaw- ( âpiht-
, -aw(3) ) , tip-
, -ah(1) , -ikan
1. half an hour, for half an hour CW
-towân

Morph-NI-1-final
1. game; ball [cf. /-tow-/ + /-ê/-2 + /-n/-3] WMDD
mîna apisîs

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
Word components: mîna , apisîs ( apis-
, -îs )
1. and a quarter (of an hour), fifteen minutes or so CW
astinw-

Morph-R
1. sinew [cf. Nr /astis-/] WMDD
pihkohow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: pihkw-(2)
, -h
, -o
1. s/he gets loose, s/he gets free, s/he frees him/herself, s/he escapes CW
2. s/he gets there, s/he gets along CW
3. s/he is saved, s/he is released CW
4. He gets free from being tied up MD
5. He escapes from jail MD
6. s/he frees herself/himself by breaking away or breaking loose AECD
otin-

Morph-VTI-1
1. take s.t. [cf. /ot-/ + /-n/] WMDD
cistom-

Morph-Vr
1. lullabye [cf. /tistam/ ~ /tistom/ ~ /nistom-/] WMDD
ańô-

Morph-R
1. ?? [~ /aýô-/: cf. ańômin- ~ mańômin ~ aýômin-] WMDD
mańô-

Morph-R
1. ?? [cf. manômin-; cf. /maýô-/ ~ /mańô-/ ~ /ańo-/] WMDD
otis-**

Morph-R
1. live to see; from a distance [cf. /ot-/-1 + /-s-/** WMDD
-win

Morph-final
1. -w-n; nominal derivational final MC
pakitahwâkanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: pakit-
, -ahwâ ( -ahw-** , -â(2) ) , -kan(2)
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Pukatawagan, MB CW
ayân-

Morph-R
1. possession, clothing [< /ay-/ + /-â/-3 + /-n/-3] WMDD
-htay

Morph-aff
1. -ht-ay; 3rd; TA, AI Independent Preterite MC
kêcikopayihow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kêcikw-
, -paýiho ( -paýi , -h
, -o
)
1. s/he wriggles free, s/he gets free CW
2. He wriggles free MD
ayahk(w)-

Morph-R
1. gibberish [?? < {ay-} + /ahk(w)-/ ??] WMDD
otâp-

Morph-R
1. haul, drag [cf. otâpân- < /otâp-/ + /-ê/-2 + /-n/-3] WMDD
mitâtaht tipahikan

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
Word components: mitâtahtw- , tip-
, -ah(1) , -ikan
1. ten o'clock, 10:00 CW
kwayakopayihow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kwaýakw-
, -paýiho ( -paýi , -h
, -o
)
1. s/he wriggles free of a tight spot CW MD
2. Wriggle out of it MD
-so(2)

Morph-VAI-1-final
1. be burnt [< /-sw-/-2 + /-o/; cf. /-âskiso/] WMDD
-so(1)

Morph-VAI-1-final
1. be cut [< /-sw/-1/ + /-o/] WMDD
ay-(1)

Morph-Vr
1. be, exist [e.g. VII-2 ayâw, VAI-1 ayâw, VTI-2 ayâw; cf. Nr ay-] WMDD
kôn-

Morph-NA-4
1. snow [cf. /-âkon-/ ~ /-kon-/] WMDD
kakâspak-

Morph-R
1. thick [cf. /kispak-/ with initial mutation /ki.../ > /kakâ.../] WMDD
mât-(2)

Morph-R
1. scrape hides [possibly just /mât-/-1 + /-ah(w)/] WMDD

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