itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

kah
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. oh! yes, I see! [accepting information, said with higher intonation] CW
1. Word components: kah
kah
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. not at all, on the contrary [rejecting information, said with lower intonation] CW
1. Word components: kah
kah
1. Word components: kah
form of kah
kah
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. oh! yes, I see! [accepting information, said with higher intonation] CW
ka
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. oh!, yes, I see! [discourse particle; accepting information] CW
2. Used in repetition of a verb and denotes continuous action MD
3. Oh! MD
4. That's it, its it? MD
5. I see MD
1. Word components: ka
kâ
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. oh! yes, I see! [exclamation; accepting information] CW
1. Word components: kâ
kâh-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. would, ought to CW
2. could CW
3. likely to [grammatical preverb: hypothetical] CW
1. Word components: {kâh-}
kâh-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. intermittent, repeatedly CW
2. again and again CW
3. here and there [grammatical preverb: frequentative, augmentative, distributive] CW
1. Word components: {Câh-}
kâh-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
1. has been, had done CW
2. every time s/he has been, every time s/he has done [grammatical preverb: "past, completive, perfective"; changed Conj / iterative of kî(h)- "past"] CW
1. Word components: {kâh-}
opâskwêyâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Le Pas, MB, the Pas, MB CW
1. Word components: wapâ- ( /wap-/, /-â/-1 ) , /-w/-1 , /-âskw-/ , /-êyâ/ ( /-ê/-1, [y], /-â/-1 ) , /-w/-1 , {-ihk}-2
âh
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. ah! oh! och! well! CW
1. Word components: âh
atisow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is tan, s/he is brown CW
2. s/he is dyed CW
3. s/he is ripe CW
1. Word components: /at-/ , /-sw/-2 , /-o/
âw
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. ah!, oh!, well! [introductory] CW
1. Word components: âw
âh
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. ah!, oh!, well! [introductory] CW
1. Word components: âh
kî-

Morph-preverb
1. past MC
2. able to, w/ negation or ka- MC
wah
IPJ like: hay hay
1. well! CW
2. oh! CW
3. ho! CW
1. Word components: wah
iyaw
IPJ like: hay hay
1. well now! CW
2. oops! CW
3. ho! CW
1. Word components: iyaw
yâw
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. well now! CW
2. oops! CW
3. ho! CW
1. Word components: yâw
yaw
IPJ like: hay hay
1. well now! CW
2. oops! CW
3. ho! CW
1. Word components: iyaw
hâ
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. well!, ho! CW
1. Word components: hâ
-pêminakw-

Morph-NDI-3
1. shin, (calf?) WMDD
yôho
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. oh!, ho! [exlamation of surprise] CW
1. Word components: yôho
îhaw
IPJ like: hay hay
1. well now!, ho! CW
1. Word components: îhaw
sâkahikan-

Morph-NI-1
1. lake [?? < /sâk-/ + /-ah/ + /-ikan/ ??] WMDD
pôti
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc 📖
1. what was this! lo and behold! and here it was! then, as it turns out [exclamatory, expressing surprise] CW
2. That's it! MD
3. Lo and behold MD
1. Word components: pôti
/-ân/**

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

Morph-R
1. lean [cf. /kaw-/ + /-âhkat/] WMDD
/min-/

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

Morph-preverb
1. future [changed Conjunct; cf. {ka-}] WMDD
2. Initial change version of ka- MC
/ayâcimê-/**

Morph-R
1. splayed [?? < {IC} + /atim-/ + /-ê/ + -sit- + /-ê/] WMDD
/kakîsahw-/**

Morph-?S
1. fledge [?? cf. {ka-} + /kîs-/ + /-aw-/] WMDD
ahâ
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. ya! CW
2. okay! CW
3. agreed! CW
1. Word components: ahâw
wâcistak
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. oh my!, by golly!, lo and behold! CW
1. Word components: /wâcistak-/
îh
IPJ like: hay hay
1. lo!, look!, behold! CW
1. Word components: î
î
IPJ like: hay hay
1. lo!, look!, behold! CW
1. Word components: î
/kakwêyât-/

Morph-R
1. be ready [cf. /kwayât-/; initial mutation: /kwa.../ > /kakwê.../] WMDD
/tatâyaw-/**

Morph-R
1. ?? crowded [cf. /taw-/] WMDD
hay
IPJ like: hay hay
1. ho!, oh!, hey! [confirmatory exclamation] CW
1. Word components: hay
wâ
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. ah!, oh! CW
2. so!, well! [introductory] CW
1. Word components: wâ
mâh-

Morph-VAI
1. canoe downriver [cf. /mâ??-/ + /-ah/-2] WMDD
â
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. ah!, oh!, well! [introductory] CW
2. To mean continuous action. Means always or keeps doing MD
1. Word components: â
asinîwipwâtiwiw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is Nakoda, s/he is Assiniboine, s/he is Stoney CW
1. Word components: asiniy- , [wi] , pwât- , /-iwi/
/oskânê-/

Morph-R
1. tribe, kind; family [cf. ?? /osk-/ + /-ê/-2 + /-n/-3 + /-ê/-2] WMDD
nikamo-

Morph-VAI-1
1. sing [?? < /nika-/** + /-m-o/] WMDD
êhêy
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. well hey! ah hey! CW
1. Word components: êhêy
kôn-

Morph-NA-4
1. snow [cf. /-âkon-/ ~ /-kon-/] WMDD
ah
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. oh!, ho! [discourse particle signifying surprise formed by sharp intake of breath] CW
1. Word components: ah
mâto-

Morph-VAI
1. cry [< /maw-it-/** + /-o/] WMDD
/kicist-/

Morph-R
1. clean [also: [kist-] in Plains Cree; /ki(ci)st-/] WMDD
oskâhtakw-

Morph-NA-3
1. jackpine [< /osk-/ + /-ahtakw/] WMDD
/kakâspak-/

Morph-R
1. thick [cf. /kispak-/ with initial mutation /ki.../ > /kakâ.../] WMDD
nikohtê-

Morph-VAI-1
1. chop wood, prepare firewood [< /nikoht-/ + /-e/] WMDD
/-owat-/ ~ /-iwat-/

Morph-medial
1. load, pack [cf. -îwaT-; -waT] WMDD
/-iwat-/ ~ /-owat-/

Morph-medial
1. load, pack [cf. -îwaT-; -waT] WMDD
/kitah-/

Morph-R
1. forbid [?? cf. /kit-/ + /-ah/ ??] WMDD
minihkwê-

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

Morph-VAI-1
1. speak, talk [< /ayam-/ + /-i/-2] WMDD
mâcikôtitân
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc 📖
1. look, let me show you CW
2. you will see CW
3. wait and see! lo! CW
1. Word components: mâcika , oti ( /ot-/-4, /-i/-1 ) , {-tân}
asinîwipwât
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. Nakoda, Assiniboine, Stoney CW
1. Word components: asiniy- , [wi] , pwât-

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