itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

kaw-

Morph-R
1. down; fall; fell, incapacitate WMDD
kawâhkat-

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

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

IPN like: amisko-
Word components: o-(2) , pwât-
, -sîmo ( -sî** , -m(1) , -o
) , -w(2) , -i(1)
1. pertaining to Assiniboine speakers, pertaining to Stoney speakers, pertaining to Nakoda speakers CW
paskwâw-askîhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: paskw-
, -â(1) , -w(1) , askiy-(1) , {-ihk}(2)
1. Little Red River, SK [Woods Cree community, reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band; lit: "at the prairie or bald plain"] CW
pâhkwâw sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: pâhkw-(1)
, -â(1) , -w(1) , sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Pakwaw Lake, SK [Swampy Cree community] CW
otasiskîkamikow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: o(t)-(1) , asiskiy-
, -kamikw
, -i(2)
1. s/he has a mud dwelling CW
2. s/he has a dwelling made of mud or clay CW
3. s/he is a person Indigenous to the Missouri River area, s/he is a Missouri River Indian [probably to be identified with the Mandan and/or Hidatsa] CW
waskway sîpiy

NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: waskway-
, sîpiy-
1. Birch River, MB [Swampy Cree community; lit: "birch river"] CW
sîpîwiyiniwak
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: sîpiy-
, [w] , iýiniw-
( iýin-
, -iw )
1. River People, division of the Upstream People of the Plains Cree CW
kinosêw sîpiy

NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: kinosêw- , sîpiy-
1. Norway House, MB [Swampy Cree community; lit: "fish river"] CW
kinêpiko-sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: kinêpikw-
, -i(1) , sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Pinehouse, SK [Cree and Métis community; lit: "at snake lake"] CW
oskwatimw-

Morph-NI-3
1. beaver dam WMDD
mâh-

Morph-VAI
1. canoe downriver [cf. /mâ??-/ + /-ah/-2] WMDD
omâmihkwêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: o-(2) , mâm-
, -ihk(1) , iskwêw-
1. Stoney woman, Assiniboine woman, Nakoda woman CW
2. A Stoney woman MD
3. a woman from down the river, i.e.: a Stoney woman AECD
mistatihkamêk sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk
Word components: mist-
, atihkamêkw-
, atihk-**
, -amêkw
, sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Whitefish Lake, SK CW
2. Big River, SK [northern Plains Cree reserve; lit: "at big whitefish lake"] CW
yêkawiskâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: ýêkaw-
, -iskâ ( -isk- , -â(1) ) , -w(1) , -ihk(1)
1. Sandy, at Ahtahkakoop Reserve, SK CW
2. Sandy Lake, SK [southern Plains Cree community] CW
apisci-sîpîsis
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: apist-
, -i(1) , sîpiy-
, -isis
1. Milk River (AB & MT) [a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through Montana and Alberta; lit: "little creek"] CW
asinîwipwât
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
Word components: asiniy-
, [wi] , pwât-
1. Nakoda, Assiniboine, Stoney CW
namîpithi-sîpiy

NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: namîpith- , -i
, sîpiy-
1. Sucker River (SK) [wC name; lit: "sucker river"] CW
sîpîsisihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: sîpiy-
, -isis , {-ihk}(2)
1. Beauval, SK [northern Plains Cree and Métis community; lit: "at the creek"] CW
mistahi-sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: mistah-
, -i(1) , sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Lac La Ronge Indian Band, SK [Wood Cree community at Lac La Ronge, SK; lit: "at big lake"] CW
pâhkwâw sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: pâhkw-(1)
, -â(1) , -w(1) , sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Shoal Lake Cree Nation, SK [Swampy Cree reserve] CW
paskohkopâwiyiniwak
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: paskw-
, -hkop-
, -â(1) , -w(1) , iýiniw-
( iýin-
, -iw )
1. Parklands People, division of the Upstream People of the Plains Cree CW
wâwâskêsiw sâkahikan

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâwâskê-** , -isiw
, sâkahikan-
1. Lac La Biche (AB) [lit: "elk lake"] CW
2. the Cree name for the town of Lac La Biche meaning "elk lake." AECD
wâwâskêsiw sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: wâwâskê-** , -isiw
, sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Lac La Biche, AB [northern Plains Cree and Dene community; lit: "at elk lake"] CW
sâkahikan-

Morph-NI-1
1. lake [?? < /sâk-/ + /-ah/ + /-ikan/ ??] WMDD
mistatihkamêkohk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: mist-
, atihkamêkw-
, atihk-**
, -amêkw
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Whitefish Lake, SK CW
2. Big River, SK [northern Plains Cree reserve; lit: "at big whitefish"] CW
mitêwi-sîpiy

NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: mitêw-
, -i(1) , sîpiy-
1. Oldman River (AB & MT) [lit: "Mitew's river"] CW
maskêkowiyiniw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: maskêkw-
, -i(1) , [w] , iýiniw-
( iýin-
, -iw )
1. Swampy Cree person CW
2. [pl:] Swampy Crees, Swampy Cree Indians CW
3. Muskeg People CW
wîhcêkaskosîwi-sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: wîhcêk-
, -askosiy
, [w] , -i
, sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Onion Lake Cree Nation, SK CW
2. Onion Lake, SK [southern Plains Cree reserve] CW
âsowakâmêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: âsow-
, akâm-
, -ê(3)
1. s/he crosses a body of water, s/he fords a stream, s/he crosses a river at a shallow ford CW
2. s/he crosses the ice by foot CW
3. s/he crosses a road, street or field CW MD
kâ-otasiskîkamikowak

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: {kâ-}
, o(t)-(1) , asiskiy-
, -kamikw
, -i(2)
, {-wak}
1. Missouri River Indians [probably to be identified with the Mandan and/or Hidatsa; lit: "ones who have mud dwellings"] CW
asinîwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: asiniy-
, -wê
1. s/he sounds like an Assiniboine, s/he sounds like a Nakoda, s/he sounds like a Stoney person CW
2. s/he speaks Assiniboine, s/he speaks Nakoda, s/he speaks Stoney CW
wâpitiy sîpiy

NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: wâp-
, -tiy ( sîpiy-
)
1. Wapiti River (AB & BC) CW
ayahciyiniw

N Naming word
1. A member of another Indian tribe. Used by the Plains Cree for a member of the Blackfoot Confederacy; or any outcast or ostracized member of an Indian band MD
kicist-

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

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: sîsîp-
, sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Duck Lake, SK CW
kâ-mihkwaskîwakâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: {kâ-}
, mihkw-
, -askîwak- ( askiy-(1) , [w] , -ak-(1) ) , -â(1) , -w(1) , {-ihk}(2)
1. Red Earth, SK [Cree reserve name, dialect is a mix of Plains and Swampy Cree] CW
ocipwêwi-sâkahikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: ocipw-
, -ê(2) , -w(1) , -i(1) , sâkahikan-
1. Lake Huron [lit: "Ojibwe Lake, Anishinaabe Lake"] CW
asinîwipwat

N Naming word
1. A Stoney native MD
2. The Stoney Indian nation MD
3. A group of Stoney Indians MD
têtipêwêham
VAI-3 🧑🏽➡️ like: yâhyânam 📖
Word components: têtip-
, -êwê , -ah(2)
1. s/he circles around the edge (e.g. of a river), s/he canoes around (e.g. the lake) CW
ayisiyiniw mitêwiwin sîpiy

NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: aýis-(1)
, iýiniw-
( iýin-
, -iw ) , mitêw-
, -iwi , -win
, sîpiy-
1. Oldman River (AB & MT) [lit: "people's Mitewin Lodge river"] CW
misi-sîpiy

NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: mis- , -i(1) , sîpiy-
1. Mississippi River CW
wapâciwanâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: wapâ-
( wap- , -â(1) ) , -ciwan ( -ciw- , -an(1) ) , -â** , -w(1) , {-ihk}(2)
1. Patuanak, SK [Dene community; lit: "where the water flows in rapids"] CW
paskwâwi-sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: paskw-
, -â(1) , -w(1) , -i
, sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Meadow Lake, SK [lit: "at prairie lake"] CW
maskotêw sâkahikan

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: maskotêw-
, sâkahikan-
1. Lubicon Lake (AB) CW
sîsîp sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: sîsîp-
, sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation, SK [southern Plains Cree reserve; lit: "at duck lake"] CW
oskânê-

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

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: kinosêw- , sâkahikan-
1. Jackfish Lake (SK) [near Cochin, SK; lit: "fish lake"] CW
mihkwaskîwakâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: mihkw-
, -askîwak- ( askiy-(1) , [w] , -ak-(1) ) , -â(1) , -w(1) , {-ihk}(2)
1. Red Earth, SK [Cree reserve, dialect is a mix of Plains and Swampy Cree] CW

	Stem
No ownership	omâmihkwêw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-omâmihkwêm-

	Stem
No ownership	maskêkowiýiniw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-maskêkowiýinîm-

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