itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

mayak-

Morph-R
1. surprising, different WMDD
mâyak-

Morph-R
1. ?? foreign ?? WMDD
mayakâw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: mayak-
, -â(1)
1. it is different, it is surprising CW
mâyakw-

Morph-R
1. bad luck, ill fortune WMDD
mayakwês

NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
Word components: mayak-
, -wê , -is
1. German person CW
2. speaker of a foreign language CW
mayakwêw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: mayak-
, -wê
1. s/he speaks a different language, s/he speaks a foreign language CW
2. s/he speaks German CW
mayakask
NDI-3 👤💧 like: miskîsik, mayakask 📖
Word components: {m-} , -aýakaskw-
1. palate CW
mâyakohâw

V
1. Bad luck is brought upon him MD
mâyakwan
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -an(1)
1. it is unlucky CW AECD
mâyakohêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -h
1. s/he brings bad luck to s.o. CW MD
mâyakohow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -h
, -o
1. s/he brings bad luck on him/herself CW MD
mâyakomêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -m(1)
1. s/he brings bad luck to s.o. verbally CW
2. s/he places a curse on s.o. CW
3. s/he puts a bad curse on her/him or brings her/him bad luck AECD
mâyakosiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -isi
1. s/he is unlucky, s/he is unfortunate CW
2. He is unlucky AECD MD
3. Bad things happen to him MD
mayakâpisin
VAI-2 🧑🏽➡️ like: pimisin 📖
Word components: mayak-
, -âpisin ( -âp-
, -isin )
1. s/he is left in surprise at the sight of it, s/he is surprised by a terrible sight CW
mâyakohcin
VAI-2 🧑🏽➡️ like: pimisin 📖
Word components: mâý-
, akw- , -hcin ( -ht-(3) , -in(2) )
1. s/he decomposes in water, s/he deteriorates while suspended in water CW
mâyakohtin
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: mâý-
, akoht-
, -in(1)
1. it decomposes in water, it deteriorates while suspended in water CW
mâyakoskam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -sk(1)
1. s/he brings bad luck CW AECD
mâyakopayiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -paýi
1. s/he suffers misadventure CW
2. s/he experiences very bad luck CW
mâyakosiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -isi , -win
1. bad luck, ill fortune, haplessness CW
2. having bad luck AECD
3. hapless AECD
mâyakoskawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -skaw(1)
1. s/he sends bad luck in hunting to s.o., s/he causes s.o. bad luck CW
2. s/he brings her/him bad luck AECD
3. s/he causes her/him bad or ill luck AECD
mâyakoskâkêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -skaw(1) , -ikê(2)
1. s/he brings bad luck to people CW AECD
mâyakomitowak
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -m(1) , -ito
1. they curse one another CW
2. they bring bad luck to one another verbally CW
mâyakopayiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -paýi , -win
1. misadventure CW AECD
2. bad luck CW
3. having very bad luck AECD
mâyakoskâcikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: mâýakw-
, -sk(1) , -ât
, -ikê(1)
1. s/he brings bad luck CW
2. s/he brings bad luck to everything AECD
sêmâk
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: sêmâk-
1. right now, right away, at once, immediately, instantly CW
2. Right away AECD MD
3. At once MD
4. Immediately MD
5. right now AECD
6. immediately. (Northern). alt. semak (Plains) AECD
pêhowikamik
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
Word components: pêh-
( pê-(2) , -h
) , -o
, [wi] , -kamikw
1. railway station CW
2. waiting room CW
kipahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: kip-
, -ah(1) , -ikan , {-ihk}(2)
1. Fort Qu'Appelle, SK [lit: "at the enclosure" (e.g. "at the weir; at the fort; at the jail")] CW
sâkitawâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: sâkitaw-
, -â(1) , -w(1) , {-ihk}(2)
1. Île-à-la-Crosse, SK [Woods Cree and Métis community; lit: "where waters meet"] CW
cîpwayâninâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: cîpw-
, -wayân
, {-inâhk}(2)
1. Dene country, Chipewyan country CW
2. in Dene country CW
titipawêhkasam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: titip-
, -awê ( -aw-(1) , -ê(2) ) , -hkas
1. s/he curls s.t. (e.g. hair) by heat CW
2. s/he has a perm CW
opîtatowêwiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: o-(2) , pîtat-
, -owê , -w(2) , -iwi , -win
1. being Ukrainian CW AECD
misâskwatôminihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: mis- , -âskw-
, -atw-
, -min
1. Saskatoon, SK [lit: "at the Saskatoon berry"] CW
mînisihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: mînis-
( mîn-(1) , -is ) , {-ihk}(2)
1. Saskatoon, SK [lit: "at the berry"] CW
opîtatowêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: o-(2) , pîtat-
, -owê , -w(2)
1. Ukrainian CW
2. European CW
3. a Ukrainian person AECD
misisâhkwacinâs
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: misisâhkw-
( mis-(1)
, -câhkw** OR -sâhkw** ) , -atinaw
, -is
1. Horsefly Hill [site of St. Pauls' Hospital in Saskatoon, SK] CW
nîpawiwinihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: nîpawi-
( nîpaw-
, -i(3) ) , -win
, {-ihk}(2)
1. the site of the former Fort à la Corne Mission, SK CW
opîtatowêwiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: o-(2) , pîtat-
, -owê , -w(2) , -iwi
1. s/he is Ukrainian CW
opîtatowêmow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: o-(2) , pîtat-
, -owê , -w(2) , -m(2) , -o
1. s/he speaks Ukrainian CW
2. s/he speaks in Ukrainian AECD
mâyatihkwayân
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
Word components: mâý-
, atihkw-
, -wayân
1. Russian, person of Russian heritage CW
waskway sîpîhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: waskway-
, sîpiy-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Vegreville, AB [lit: "at birch river"] CW
kaskaskisîhkânihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: kaskask-
( {Cas-} , kask-(2)
) , -isi , -w(1) , -ihkân
( -ihk-
, -ê(2) , -n(3) ) , {-ihk}(2)
1. Lethbridge, AB [lit: "at the coal"] CW
mostos otisiy

INM like: otôskwanihk
Word components: mostosw-
, {o-}(5) , -tisiy-
1. prairie crocus [lit: "buffalo's belly button"; Lat. Anemone patens] CW
misâskwatômin

NI 💧
1. a saskatoon berry AECD
sâskwatôn

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: sâskwatôn
1. Saskatoon, SK CW
wiyakihtâw
VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: kisihtâw 📖
Word components: wiyak-
, -ht(2) , -â(3)
1. s/he botches s.t. CW
2. s/he ruins s.t., s/he wastes s.t. CW
3. s/he squanders s.t. [in negative constructions:] s/he doesn't waste s.t., s/he doesn't destroy a valuable possession CW
ministiko-sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: ministikw-
( min-(1) , -stikw ) , sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Turnor Lake, SK [Dene community; lit: "at island lake"] CW
-ihkâkan

Morph-V > NI-final
1. manufactured thing [cf. /-ihk-/ + /-ê > -â/ + /-kan/] WMDD
kotêsk-**

Morph-R
1. to shelter [cf. /kotâw-/ + ?? /-sk/] WMDD
kâ-misâskwatôminâhtakâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: {kâ-}
, mis- , -âskw-
, -atw
, -min
, -âhtak-
, -â(1) , -w(1) , {-ihk}(2)
1. Saskatoon, SK [lit: "land of the saskatoon willows"] CW
misâskwatôminâhtikoskâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: mis- , -âskw-
, -atw-
, -min
, -âhtikw
, -iskâ ( -isk- , -â(1) ) , -w(1)
1. Saskatoon, SK [lit: "the place of abundant saskatoon willows"] CW
ayahciyinînâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: ayahc-
, iýiniw-
( iýin-
, -iw ) , {-inâhk}(2)
1. Blackfoot country CW
2. in enemy territory, amongst the enemy CW
nikiko-sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: nikikw-
, -i
, sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Otter Lake, SK [lit: "at otter lake"] CW
asiwacikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: as-
, -iwat , -ikan
1. pouch, pocket CW
2. purse, suitcase CW
3. storage container, receptacle, bin CW
4. can, jar, vessel CW
5. A purse MD
6. A suitcase MD
7. A pocket AECD MD
8. a container AECD
9. a bin AECD
maskêkomin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: maskêkw-
, -min
1. muskeg berry, cranberry CW
ascikêwikamik
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
Word components: ast-
, -ikê(1) , [wi] , -kamikw
1. storehouse, storage room, storage building, storage shed CW
2. a storage shed AECD
nipiy kâ-pitihkwêk

INM like: otôskwanihk
Word components: nipiy-
, {kâ-}
, pitihkw-
, -ê(1) , {-k}(1)
1. Sounding Lake (SK) [site of 1879 Treaty 6 adhesion; lit: "where the water thunders"] CW
wiyihk-

Morph-R
1. drain [cf. /wiý-/ OR {oy-} + /(ý)ihk-/] WMDD
kosâskwatos

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: kos-** , -âskw-
, -atw
, -is
1. saskatoon willow CW
ôyo-

Morph-VAI-1
1. howl [cf. oyôyo- < {oy-} + ôyo-] WMDD
kinosêw sâkahikan

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: kinosêw- , sâkahikan-
1. Jackfish Lake (SK) [near Cochin, SK; lit: "fish lake"] CW
cahkâskisam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: cahk-(3)
, -âskis ( -âsk-(2)
, -s(2) )
1. s/he burns s.t. with a flame CW
2. s/he wastes his/her ammunition CW
astâskamikwa
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
Word components: astâ-** , -askamikw
1. moss, savannah moss CW
2. treeless ground moss CW AECD
3. roots CW
4. Savannah moss AECD
asinîwi-pâwistikohk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: asiniy-
, [wi] , pâwistikw-
( pâw- , -stikw ) , {-ihk}(2)
1. Stony Rapids, SK [Dene community in northern Saskatchewan] CW
pinipocikêwikamik
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
Word components: pin-
, -pot , -ikê(1) , [wi] , -kamikw
1. mill, flour mill CW
2. A flour mill MD
sîwîhtâkani-sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: sîwîht-
( sîw-
, -ht(2) ) , -âkan(2) , sâkahikan-
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Blaine Lake, SK [lit: "at salt lake"] CW
wâpahcikêwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâp-
, -aht(1) , -ikê(1) , -win
1. inspection, examination, observation CW
2. window shopping CW
môsomin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: môsw-
, -min
1. cranberry, highbush cranberry, lowbush cranberry [lit: "moose berry"; Lat. Viburnum edule] CW
2. a mooseberry or a high bush cranberry AECD
nahiniwêwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: nah-
, -n(1) , -iwê , -win
1. mass burial, entombment CW
2. a burial AECD
3. entomb AECD
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
misâskwatôminiskâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: mis- , -âskw-
, -atw-
, -min
, -iskâ ( -isk- , -â(1) ) , -w(1)
1. Saskatoon, SK [lit: "the place of abundant saskatoon berries"] CW

	Stem
No ownership	kosâskwatos-
whose / whom something belongs to	-kosâskwatosim-

tânisi!