itwêwina

atim

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. only one

NA-3 🧑🏽   like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w)

Consonant-/w/ animate noun stem (NA-3) - tâpiskôc: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w)

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	Stem
No ownership	atimw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-têm-

1. dog CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
   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.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
2. horse CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. beast of burden CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

atim

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. command/request that something happens immediately
3. you (one) → him/her

1. (you) catch up to him/her now, (you) overtake him/her now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. Someone caught up to him/her now. now 🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
3. (you) caught up with him/her now. now 🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition

form of atimêw

1. s/he catches up to s.o., s/he overtakes s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. Someone caught up to them. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
3. He caught up with him. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. my uncle, my cross-uncle CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. my mother's brother, my maternal uncle CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. my father's sister's husband CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. my father-in-law CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
   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.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
5. My uncle (My mother's brother). MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
6. my mother's brother or my maternal uncle 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. His mother. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. My nephew MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
2. My sister's son (from a male point of view) or MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
3. My brother's son (from a female point of view). MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

osikosimâw

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. only one

NA-2 🧑🏽   like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy

Vowel-glide animate noun stem (NA-2) - tâpiskôc: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy

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	Stem
No ownership	osikosimâw-
whose / whom something belongs to	NONE

1. mother-in-law CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
   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. paternal aunt, wife of maternal uncle CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. a paternal aunt 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.

osisimâw

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. only one

NA-2 🧑🏽   like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy

Vowel-glide animate noun stem (NA-2) - tâpiskôc: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy

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	Stem
No ownership	osisimâw-
whose / whom something belongs to	NONE

1. father-in-law CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
   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.
   MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
2. maternal uncle, husband of paternal aunt CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Your daughter. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. My daughter. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. His daughter. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Your aunt. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
2. your godmother. Var. kikawe 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.

nîtim

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. like: nôhkom, mîpit
3. my
4. only one

NDA-3 👤🧑🏽   like: ninîkihik(w), nîtim(w)

Consonant-/w/ animate dependent noun stem (NDA-3) - tâpiskôc: ninîkihik(w), nîtim(w)

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-îtimw-

1. [male speaker:] daughter of my father's sister or daughter of my mother's brother CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. my sister-in-law (i.e. wife of male sibling or parallel cousin) CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. My first cousin. Father's brother's daughter or mother's sister's daughter. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

nitôsim

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. like: nôhkom, mîpit
3. my
4. only one

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽   like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

Regular animate dependent noun stem (NDA-1) - tâpiskôc: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

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-tôsim-

1. [male speaker:] my brother's son CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. husband of my sister's daughter CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

nikosim

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. like: nôhkom, mîpit
3. my
4. only one

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽   like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

Regular animate dependent noun stem (NDA-1) - tâpiskôc: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

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-kosim-

1. my nephew CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. [male speaker:] my brother's son CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. husband of my sister's daughter CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. [female speaker:] my sister's son, husband of my brother's daughter CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

nitôsimiskwêm

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. like: nôhkom, mîpit
3. my
4. only one

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽   like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

Regular animate dependent noun stem (NDA-1) - tâpiskôc: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

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-tôsimiskwêm-

1. [female speaker:] my sister's daughter, wife of my brother's son CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

nitôsimiskwêm

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. like: nôhkom, mîpit
3. my
4. only one

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽   like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

Regular animate dependent noun stem (NDA-1) - tâpiskôc: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

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-tôsimiskwêm-

1. [male speaker:] my brother's daughter, wife of my sister's son CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. my aunt, my maternal aunt, my mother's sister CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. my paternal uncle's wife CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. my mother's sister or my maternal aunt 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. mother! CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. My mother (in direct audience). MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. mother! CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Your mother. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Girlie CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. maternal aunt of Mary Louise Rockthunder [personal name] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

osisimâwiw

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

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

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osisimâwi-

1. he is a father-in-law CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
   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. he is a maternal uncle, he is the husband of a paternal aunt CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. old woman's hut CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. His sister. (From a brother's point of view or vice-versa). MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. My family member. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
2. A blood relation MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
3. Brother or sister. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
4. A brother MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
5. A sister. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
6. His blood relatives. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. [male speaker:] my sister CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. my female parallel cousin (i.e. daughter of my mother's sister or daughter of my father's brother) CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. uncle!, cross-uncle! CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. mother's brother!, father's sister's husband! CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. father-in-law! CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. A lioness. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. His or her daughter-in-law. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
2. His niece. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. my niece 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. my stepdaughter 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.
3. my goddaughter 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. cucumber [literally: "our deceased grandmother"] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. aunt!, cross-aunt! CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. father's sister!, mother's brother's wife! CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. mother-in-law! CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

nôhâwasow

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

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

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nôhâwaso-

1. she suckles her child, she nurses her children, s/he breastfeeds her child CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. it suckles the young one of its species CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. She breastfeeds her child. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
4. she breastfeeds 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.
5. she nurses 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. daughter! CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. His or her aunt. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
2. their stepmother 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. His mother-in-law. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
2. His aunt (his father's sister). MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Their aunt. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

kîwâc

1. Connecting word

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. alone CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. going astray CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. Orphaned MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
4. Lonely MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
5. Desolate MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
6. Bereaved. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. [female speaker:] my brother CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. my male parallel cousin (i.e. son of my mother's sister or son of my father's brother) CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

ohcâwîsimâw

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. only one

NA-2 🧑🏽   like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy

Vowel-glide animate noun stem (NA-2) - tâpiskôc: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy

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	Stem
No ownership	ohcâwîsimâw-
whose / whom something belongs to	NONE

1. uncle CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. father's brother, mother's sister's husband CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

kîwâtinamâw

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

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

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kîwâtinamâ-

1. s/he keeps an orphaned child, s/he keeps (him/her/them) as orphans CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

nitôsimiskwêw

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. like: nôhkom, mîpit
3. my
4. only one

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽   like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

Regular animate dependent noun stem (NDA-1) - tâpiskôc: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

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-tôsimiskwêw-

1. [male speaker:] my brother's daughter, wife of my sister's son CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

otôsimiskwêw

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. only one

NA-2 🧑🏽   like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy

Vowel-glide animate noun stem (NA-2) - tâpiskôc: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy

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	Stem
No ownership	otôsimiskwêw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-tôsimiskwêm-

1. [male speaker:] brother's daughter, wife of sister's son CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

otôsimiskwêw

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. only one

NA-2 🧑🏽   like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy

Vowel-glide animate noun stem (NA-2) - tâpiskôc: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy

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	Stem
No ownership	otôsimiskwêw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-tôsimiskwêm-

1. [female speaker:] sister's daughter, wife of brother's son CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

nitôsimiskwêw

1. Naming word — like: asikan, iyiniw, maskwa
2. like: nôhkom, mîpit
3. my
4. only one

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽   like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

Regular animate dependent noun stem (NDA-1) - tâpiskôc: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)

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-tôsimiskwêw-

1. [female speaker:] my sister's daughter, wife of my brother's son CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.