itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

akim-

Morph-VTA-1
1. count s.o. [cf. /ak-/ + /-m/] WMDD
akimêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he counts s.o. CW MD
2. s/he counts s.o. as the date, s/he counts s.o. as the month CW
1. Word components: akim- ( /ak-/, /-m/-3 )
akimâsk
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. black ash [Lat. Fraximus nigra], ash tree CW
1. Word components: /akim-/** , /-âskw/
/akim-/**

Morph-R
1. ?? [e.g. akimâskw- “black ash”] WMDD
akimêwak

V
1. They are counting them MD
akimisow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw
1. He counts himself in MD
pahkwêsikan
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. bannock, bread CW
2. flour CW
3. Bannock MD
4. Bannock. Var. napakinikan AECD
1. Word components: /pahkwê-/ , /-s/-1 , /-ikan/
êkwa
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. and, also CW MD
2. then CW
3. now CW
4. let's go! CW
1. Word components: êkwa
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-
mîcisow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he eats, s/he has a meal CW
2. it feeds (e.g. bird) CW
3. it chews its cud (e.g. ruminant), it grazes CW
4. s/he has a food supply, s/he subsists CW
5. s/he has a ritual meal, s/he partakes of a feast CW
6. You eat MD
7. He eats AECD MD
8. I had eaten MD
1. Word components: mîciso-
kiskinwahamâkosiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he learns CW
2. s/he is a student, s/he attends school CW
3. s/he is taught CW
4. He is being taught MD
5. He is learning MD
6. He is going to school MD
1. Word components: /kiskinw-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-amaw/ , /-ikosi/ ( /-ikw-/, /-isi/ )
anohc
N Naming word
1. Today MD
2. Presently MD
3. Now MD
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/ )
awîna

PrA like: awa
1. who, whose CW
2. Who? MD
1. Word components: /awîn-/ , {-a}-1
awîna
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. Who AECD
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} )
ohkoma
1. his/her other grandmother(s), his/her other grandma(s) 🤖CW
2. his/her other respected female elder(s) 🤖CW
3. his/her other grandmother(s) 🤖AECD 🤖MD
4. his/her other grandma(s) 🤖AECD
5. his/her other granny or my grannie(s) 🤖AECD
6. his/her other great-aunt(s) 🤖AECD
7. her or his grandmother AECD
1. Word components: {n-} , -ohkom-
form of nôhkom
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
nôhkominân
1. our grandmother, our grandma 🤖CW
2. our respected female elder 🤖CW
3. our grandmother 🤖AECD 🤖MD
4. our grandma 🤖AECD
5. our granny or my grannie 🤖AECD
6. our great-aunt 🤖AECD
7. our grandmother AECD
1. Word components: {n-} , -ohkom-
form of nôhkom
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
ohkomiwâwa
1. their other grandmother(s), their other grandma(s) 🤖CW
2. their other respected female elder(s) 🤖CW
3. their other grandmother(s) 🤖AECD 🤖MD
4. their other grandma(s) 🤖AECD
5. their other granny or my grannie(s) 🤖AECD
6. their other great-aunt(s) 🤖AECD
7. their grandmother AECD
1. Word components: {n-} , -ohkom-
form of nôhkom
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
minôsis
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. kitten, little cat CW
2. A kitten AECD MD
1. Word components: "minou" , /-isis/
kôhkominaw
1. Our Grandmother, The Moon CW
1. Word components: {n-} , -ohkom-
form of nôhkom
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
ayiwinisa
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. clothes CW MD
2. clothing, apparel, garb CW
3. rags CW
4. [sg:] article of clothing CW
5. piece of material, piece of cloth CW
6. a suit of clothing AECD
7. garb AECD
1. Word components: ay- , /-iwi/-2 , /-n/-3 , /-is/
atamiskawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
1. s/he greets s.o., s/he sends greetings to s.o. CW
2. s/he says hello to s.o. CW
3. s/he shakes hands with s.o. CW
4. s/he hugs s.o. in greeting, s/he kisses s.o. in greeting CW
5. s/he bids s.o. farewell CW
6. He shook hands with him or them MD
1. Word components: /atam-/ , /-skaw/-1
/ak-/

Morph-Vr-root
1. count, account - akim-, akiht(â)-, akiso-, akihtê-, akihtâso-, - -akêyim-, -akêyiht-, WMDD
2. count MC
misâskwatôminihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Saskatoon, SK [lit: "at the Saskatoon berry"] CW
1. Word components: /mis-/ , /-âskw-/ , /-atw-/ , /-min/
amiskwaciy-wâskahikan
NA 🧑🏽
1. the Cree word for the city of Edmonton, literally "beaver mountain house" AECD
kwâskwêpayihôs
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. mule deer [lit: "jumper; leaper"; Lat. Odocoileus hemionus hemionus] CW
1. Word components: /kwâskwê-/ , /-paýiho/ ( /-paýi/, /-h/, /-o/ ) , /-w/-1 , /-is/
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
/asaw-/

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

PrA like: awa 📖
1. he, she, it CW
2. him, her, it CW
3. his, hers, its CW
4. He or she MD
5. Him or her MD
6. she/he, her/him AECD
1. Word components: wiýa ( {w-}-2, /-iý-/-1, {-a}-1 )
otôskwanihk

N Naming word
1. Calgary MD
niya

PrA like: awa 📖
1. I, me, mine CW
2. I AECD MD
3. Me AECD MD
4. Mine AECD MD
1. Word components: niýa ( {n-}, /-iý-/-1, {-a}-1 )
amiskw-

Morph-NA-3
1. beaver WMDD
ayiwinis
1. a little article of clothing 🤖CW
2. a little clothing, a little apparel 🤖CW
3. A piece of clothing MD
4. a piece of cloth AECD
5. a piece of material AECD
6. apparel AECD
1. Word components: ay- , /-win/
form of ayiwin
ayiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. article of clothing CW
2. [pl:] clothing, apparel CW
kîmôci-

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

INM like: otôskwanihk
1. comet [lit: "tailed star"] CW
1. Word components: atâhkw- , /-is/ , /o-/-1 , -soy- , /-is/ , /-i/-2

	Stem
No ownership	akimâskw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-akimâskom-

	Stem
No ownership	pahkwêsikan-
whose / whom something belongs to	-pahkwêsikanim-

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

	Stem
No ownership	minôsis-
whose / whom something belongs to	-minôsisim-

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