itwêwina

1. ongoing, continuing [grammatical preverb: durative, continuative] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: {ay-}

1. one [only in compounding] WMDD
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1. pronominal MC
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1. ?? WMDD
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1. oh geez! CW
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1. Word components: ay , say

1. cover WMDD
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wâpamêw

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he → another/others

 

Related words

wâpamêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• See (2.3.1)
• Look (2.3.1.1)

wâpamêw is in the WordNet categories:

• (v) see#1
• (v) witness#1

VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: wîcihêw

transitive animate verb – class 1: regular (VTA-1) - tâpiskôc: wîcihêw

  📖

wâpam-

1. s/he sees s.o., s/he beholds s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he recognizes s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he witnesses s.o., s/he observes s.o., s/he bears witness to s.o.'s existence CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. s/he meets s.o., s/he encounters s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
5. He sees him 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.

1. Word components: /wâp-/ , /-am/-1

asikan

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

 

Related words

asikan is in the RapidWords category:

• Clothing (5.3)

asikan is in the WordNet category:

• (n) sock#1

NA-1 🧑🏽   like: pahkwêsikan, asikan

Regular animate noun stem (NA-1) - tâpiskôc: pahkwêsikan, asikan

  📖

asikan-

1. sock, stocking CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. Sock 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.
3. stocking 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. Word components: asikan- ( /asik-/, /-an/ )

kîsikâw

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

 

Related words

kîsikâw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Sun (1.1.1)
• Light (8.3.3)
• Day (8.4.1.2)

kîsikâw is in the WordNet category:

• (n) daylight#2

VII-1v 💧➡️   like: kîsikâw

vowel-final impersonal inanimate intransitive verb (VII-1v) - tâpiskôc: kîsikâw

  📖

kîsikâ-

1. it is day, it is daylight CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. it is daybreak CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. It is day MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /kîsik-/ , /-â/-1

nipâ

1. Action word — like: mîcisow, nipâw
2. command/request that something happens immediately
3. you (one)

 

Related words

nipâw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Sleep (5.7)
• Go to sleep (5.7.1)

nipâw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) sleep#1

1. (you) sleep now, (you) be asleep now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. (you) sleep now 🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
3. (you) be sleeping now 🤖AECD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of AECD definition
4. Sleep MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
5. Kill him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: nipâ- ( /nip-/, /-â/-2 )

form of nipâw

1. s/he sleeps, s/he is asleep CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. He sleeps MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
3. s/he is sleeping 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.

mîcisow

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

 

Related words

mîcisow is in the RapidWords categories:

• Eat (5.2.2)
• Bite, chew (5.2.2.1)

mîcisow is in the WordNet categories:

• (v) chew#1
• (v) eat#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

  📖

mîciso-

1. s/he eats, s/he has a meal CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. it feeds (e.g. bird) CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. it chews its cud (e.g. ruminant), it grazes CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. s/he has a food supply, s/he subsists CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
5. s/he has a ritual meal, s/he partakes of a feast CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
6. You eat MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
7. He eats 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.
8. I had eaten MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: mîciso-

nipâk

1. Action word — like: mîcisow, nipâw
2. command/request that something happens immediately
3. you (all)

 

Related words

nipâw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Sleep (5.7)
• Go to sleep (5.7.1)

nipâw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) sleep#1

1. (you all) sleep now, (you all) be asleep now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. (you all) sleep now 🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
3. (you all) be sleeping now 🤖AECD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of AECD definition
4. All of you sleep MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: nipâ- ( /nip-/, /-â/-2 )

form of nipâw

1. s/he sleeps, s/he is asleep CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. He sleeps MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
3. s/he is sleeping 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.

kiskinwahamâkosiw

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

 

Related words

kiskinwahamâkosiw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Learn (3.2.2)
• Study (3.2.2.1)
• Evaluate, test (3.2.2.3)
• School (3.6.2)

kiskinwahamâkosiw is in the WordNet categories:

• (v) attend#1
• (v) learn#1
• (v) teach#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

  📖

Alternatives

kiskinahamâkosiw

kiskinohamâkosiw

1. s/he learns CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he is a student, s/he attends school CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he is taught CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. He is being taught MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
5. He is learning MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
6. He is going to school MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /kiskinw-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-amaw/ , /-ikosi/ ( /-ikw-/, /-isi/ )

nipâtân

1. Action word — like: mîcisow, nipâw
2. command/request that something happens immediately
3. you and we

 

Related words

nipâw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Sleep (5.7)
• Go to sleep (5.7.1)

nipâw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) sleep#1

1. let you and us sleep now, let you and us be asleep now 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. let you and us sleep now 🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
3. let you and us be sleeping now 🤖AECD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of AECD definition

1. Word components: nipâ- ( /nip-/, /-â/-2 )

form of nipâw

1. s/he sleeps, s/he is asleep CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. He sleeps MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
3. s/he is sleeping 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.

acâhkos

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

 

Related words

acâhkos is in the RapidWords category:

• Star (1.1.1.2)

acâhkos is in the WordNet category:

• (n) star#3

NA-1 🧑🏽   like: pahkwêsikan, asikan

Regular animate noun stem (NA-1) - tâpiskôc: pahkwêsikan, asikan

  📖

acâhkos-

1. star, little star CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. A star 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.

1. Word components: atâhkw- , /-is/

nisto

1. Number
2. Connecting word

 

Related words

nisto is in the RapidWords category:

• Cardinal numbers (8.1.1.1)

nisto is in the WordNet category:

• (n) night#1

IPC ⚡️   like: anohc

Particle (IPC) - tâpiskôc: anohc

1. three, 3 CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. three 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. Word components: nisto ( /nistw-/, /-i/-1 )

maskwa

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

NA 🧑🏽  

1. a bear 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. bruin 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.

nipâw

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

 

Related words

nipâw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Sleep (5.7)
• Go to sleep (5.7.1)

nipâw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) sleep#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

  📖

nipâ-

1. s/he sleeps, s/he is asleep CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. He sleeps MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
3. s/he is sleeping 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. Word components: nipâ- ( /nip-/, /-â/-2 )

mow

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

 

Related words

mowêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Eat (5.2.2)
• Bite, chew (5.2.2.1)

mowêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) eat#1

1. (you) eat him/her now 🤖AECD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of AECD definition
   🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
   🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
2. Eat it MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: mow-

form of mowêw

1. s/he eats s.o. (e.g. bread) 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.

mowihk

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

 

Related words

mowêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Eat (5.2.2)
• Bite, chew (5.2.2.1)

mowêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) eat#1

1. (you all) eat him/her now 🤖AECD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of AECD definition
   🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
   🤖MD
   Experimental automatically inflected form of MD definition
2. All of you eat it. MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: mow-

form of mowêw

1. s/he eats s.o. (e.g. bread) 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.

nôhkom

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

 

Related words

nôhkom is in the RapidWords categories:

• Old person (2.6.4.5)
• Grandfather, grandmother (4.1.9.1.1)

nôhkom is in the WordNet categories:

• (n) elder#1
• (n) grandma#1

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

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

  📖

-ohkom-

1. my grandmother, my grandma CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. my respected female elder CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. My grandmother 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.
4. my grandma 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. my granny or my grannie 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.
6. my great-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. Word components: {n-} , -ohkom-

ayâw

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

 

Related words

ayâw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Here, there (8.5.1)
• Beside (8.5.1.2)
• Exist (9.1.1.1)

ayâw is in the WordNet categories:

• (n) personality#1
• (v) exist#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

  📖

ayâ-

1. s/he is, s/he is there, s/he is located there CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he lives there, s/he stays there CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he exists CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. He is here/there MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.
5. He stays MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: ayâ- ( /ay-/-1, /-â/-2 )

wâpiw

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

 

Related words

wâpiw is in the RapidWords category:

• Look (2.3.1.1)

wâpiw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) see#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

  📖

wâpi-

1. [generally in negative phrases:] s/he is blind CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: wâpi- ( /wâp-/, /-i/-3 )

nîmiw

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

 

Related words

nîmiw is in the RapidWords category:

• Dance (4.2.4)

nîmiw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) dance#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

  📖

nîmi-

1. s/he dances CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: nîmi-

wâpiw

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

VAI 🧑🏽➡️  

1. s/he sees 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.

atamiskawêw

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he → another/others

 

Related words

atamiskawêw is in the RapidWords category:

• Greet (3.5.1.4.3)

atamiskawêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) greet#1

VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: nitonawêw

transitive animate verb – class 2 (VTA-2) - tâpiskôc: nitonawêw

  📖

atamiskaw-

1. s/he greets s.o., s/he sends greetings to s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. s/he says hello to s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. s/he shakes hands with s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
4. s/he hugs s.o. in greeting, s/he kisses s.o. in greeting CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
5. s/he bids s.o. farewell CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
6. He shook hands with him or them MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /atam-/ , /-skaw/-1

nîminâniwan

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

 

Related words

nîmiw is in the RapidWords category:

• Dance (4.2.4)

nîmiw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) dance#1

1. people dance 🤖CW
   Experimental automatically inflected form of CW definition
2. there is a dance, it is a time of dancing CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: nîmi-

form of nîmiw

1. s/he dances CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. act, behave so [< {ay-} + /iht-/ + /-i/; requires compounding] WMDD
   UNKNOWN SOURCE ID: WMDD. If you're reading this, please contact us using the link in the footer, near the bottom of the page.

1. be, exist [e.g. VII-2 ayâw, VAI-1 ayâw, VTI-2 ayâw; cf. Nr ay-] WMDD
   UNKNOWN SOURCE ID: WMDD. If you're reading this, please contact us using the link in the footer, near the bottom of the page.

1. strange, different, stranger [also: /ayaht-/; ?? < {ay-} + /âht-/] WMDD
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1. gibberish [?? < {ay-} + /ahk(w)-/ ??] WMDD
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1. stagger [?? {ay-} + /ahp-/ ??] WMDD
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1. strange, different, stranger [also: /ayahc-/; ?? < {ay-} + /âht-/] WMDD
   UNKNOWN SOURCE ID: WMDD. If you're reading this, please contact us using the link in the footer, near the bottom of the page.

1. be [cf. /ay-/ + /-â/] WMDD
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1. be [cf. /ay-/ + /-â/] WMDD
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1. have s.t. [cf. /ay-/ + /-â/] WMDD
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1. possession, clothing [< /ay-/ + /-â/-3 + /-n/-3] WMDD
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1. gather together [?? < {ay-} + /-as/; or mutated /as-/ > /ayâs-/] WMDD
   UNKNOWN SOURCE ID: WMDD. If you're reading this, please contact us using the link in the footer, near the bottom of the page.

1. fledgling [?? < panici-ay- < /panit-/ + /-i/ + ay- ??] WMDD
   UNKNOWN SOURCE ID: WMDD. If you're reading this, please contact us using the link in the footer, near the bottom of the page.

1. piece of old smoky leather [?? < /wîstê-/ + /pahkw-/ + /ay-/ ??] WMDD
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1. 3rd person; nominals MC
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2. 3rd person; h- and ht- preterite verbs MC
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3. 3rd person; AI,TI agentive nominalizations, with -w MC
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asawâpamêw

1. Action word — like: wîcihêw, itêw
2. ni-/ki- word
3. s/he → another/others

 

Related words

asawâpamêw is in the RapidWords categories:

• Watch (2.3.1.2)
• Alert (3.1.2.1)

asawâpamêw is in the WordNet category:

• (v) watch#1

VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: wîcihêw

transitive animate verb – class 1: regular (VTA-1) - tâpiskôc: wîcihêw

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asawâpam-

1. s/he looks out for s.o., s/he watches for s.o., s/he waits and watches for s.o., s/he lies in wait for s.o., s/he awaits s.o., s/he expects s.o. CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. He is on the look-out for him MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /asaw-/ , /-âpam/ ( /-âp-/, /-am/-1 )

kotiskâwêw

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

 

Related words

kotiskâwêw is in the RapidWords category:

• Animal movement (1.6.4.1)

kotiskâwêw is in the WordNet categories:

• (v) gallop#2
• (v) race#2

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

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kotiskâwê-

1. s/he races, s/he is in a race CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. it gallops CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. He is in full gallop MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: kotiskâwê-

pimitâcimow

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

 

Related words

pimitâcimow is in the RapidWords category:

• Crawl (7.2.1.1.2)

pimitâcimow is in the WordNet category:

• (v) crawl#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

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pimitâcimo-

1. s/he crawls about, s/he crawls around, s/he creeps CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. He crawls MD
   Maskwacîs Dictionary. Maskwacîs, Maskwachees Cultural College, 1998.

1. Word components: /pim-/ , /-tâcimo/

mâci-nipâw

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

 

Related words

mâci-nipâw is in the RapidWords category:

• Go to sleep (5.7.1)

mâci-nipâw is in the WordNet categories:

• (v) get_down#7
• (v) sleep#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

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mâci-nipâ-

1. s/he starts sleeping CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: /mât-/-1 , /-i/-1 , nipâ- ( /nip-/, /-â/-2 )

1. intermittent, repeatedly CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. again and again CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. here and there [grammatical preverb: frequentative, augmentative, distributive] CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.

1. Word components: {Câh-}

1. eye(s), sight [cf. VAI-1 /-acâpi/; cf. /-acâp-/] WMDD
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2. eye, vision MC
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nîsiwak

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

 

Related words

nîsiwak is in the RapidWords category:

• Two (8.1.1.1.2)

nîsiwak is in the WordNet category:

• (n) time#1

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw

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

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nîsi-

1. they are two in number, they are two together CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
2. they are both CW
   Cree: Words, by Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001.
3. there are two of them 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.
4. the two of them went together 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. Word components: /nîs-/ , /-i/