itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

maskisin

Morph-NI-1
1. moccasin, shoe WMDD
pwâtisimow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he dances powwow, s/he dances the Grass Dance, s/he dances the Sioux Dance (a war dance) CW
2. He dances pow-wow MD
1. Word components: pwât- , /-simo/
sôminis
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. currant CW
2. little grape, raisin CW
3. A raisin AECD MD
1. Word components: sômin- ( /sô-/**, /-min/ ) , /-is/
apistacihkos

NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. antelope, pronghorn [Lat. Antilocapra americana] CW
1. Word components: /apist-/ , atihkw- , /-is/
titipikwanahikanaskisin

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. quilled moccasin CW
1. Word components: /titip-/ , /-ikwan-/** , /-ah/-1 , /-ikan/ , /-askisin/
wacîhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. at the hill, at the hills CW
2. at the foothill CW
1. Word components: waciy- , {-ihk}-2
sôminisâhtik

NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. vine, grapevine CW
2. fig tree CW
1. Word components: sômin- ( /sô-/**, /-min/ ) , /-is/ , /-âhtikw/
ahpin-ôsi

NI-5 💧 like: ôsi, mihko 📖
1. rawhide boat CW
1. Word components: ahpin- , ôs- , {-i}-5
sômin
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. grape, raisin CW
1. Word components: sômin- ( /sô-/**, /-min/ )
sôminâhtik
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. berry tree CW
2. grapevine CW
3. A grape vine AECD MD
1. Word components: sômin- ( /sô-/**, /-min/ ) , /-âhtikw/
mistikohkânihkêw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he makes a totem pole CW
2. s/he makes a flagstaff CW
1. Word components: mistikw- , /-ihkân/ ( /-ihk-/, /-ê/-2, /-n/-3 ) , /-ihkê/ ( /-ihk-/, /-ê/-2 )
mistikohkânihkawêw

VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
1. s/he makes a totem pole for s.o. CW
2. s/he makes a flagstaff for s.o. CW
1. Word components: mistikw- , /-ihkân/ ( /-ihk-/, /-ê/-2, /-n/-3 ) , /-ihkaw/ ( /-ihk-/, /-aw/-1 )
asinîwacîs
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. foothill, mountain foothill CW
2. A foothill MD
1. Word components: asiniy- , waciy- , /-is/
sôminâpôhkêwin

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. wine-making, vinification CW
1. Word components: sômin- ( /sô-/**, /-min/ ) , /-âpoy/ , /-ihkê/ ( /-ihk-/, /-ê/-2 ) , /-win/
âhpin-

Morph-NI-1
1. rawhide WMDD
sôminâhtiko-kistikân
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. vinyard, wine orchard, field for growing grapes CW
1. Word components: sômin- ( /sô-/**, /-min/ ) , /-âhtikw/ , /-i/ , /kistik-/ ( /kist-/-2, /-ik-/ ) , /-ê/-2 , /-n/-3
masinâsowatim
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. pinto, paint horse CW
2. zebra CW
3. a spotted horse, i.e.: a pinto AECD
1. Word components: /masin-/ , /-âso/-2 ( /-âT/, /-o/ ) , [w] , atimw-
misôniy

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Missoula, MT CW
1. Word components: "Missoula"
pîsâkan-**

Morph-NI-1
1. ?? rawhide ?? [cf. pîsâkanâpiy- “rawhide rope”] WMDD
pakwatastim
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. untamed horse, wild horse, mustang CW
1. Word components: /pakwat-/-1 , /-astimw/
mistahi-sôminis

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. grape CW
2. a grape. Var. minisihkân AECD
1. Word components: /mistah-/ , sômin- ( /sô-/**, /-min/ ) , /-is/
wacîwaskiy
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. mountain country, upland CW
2. Upland AECD
1. Word components: waciy- , [w] , askiy--1
ahpin-ôsihkêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he makes a rawhide boat CW
1. Word components: ahpin- , ôs- , /-ihkê/
nêyâw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
1. it is a promontory, it is a tip of land, it is a point of land, it is a cape, it is a peninsula CW
2. there is a point or a cape. (Plains). alt. miniwatimiwiw (Northern) AECD
1. Word components: /nê-/-1 , [y] , /-â/-1
mâmawitisahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
1. s/he sends s.o. all together CW
2. s/he drives s.o. all together CW
3. s/he drives them together, i.e.: horses or cattle AECD
1. Word components: /mâmaw-/ , /-tisahw/ ( /-tis-/, /-ahw/-1 )
têhtapihêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he gives s.o. a horseback ride, s/he makes s.o. ride CW
1. Word components: /têht-/ , api- ( /ap-/, /-i/-3 ) , /-h/
apiscacihkos
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. antelope, pronghorn [Lat. Antilocapra americana] CW
2. a pronghorn AECD
3. an antelope AECD
1. Word components: /apist-/ , atihkw- , /-is/
sôminâpôhkêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he makes wine CW AECD
1. Word components: sômin- ( /sô-/**, /-min/ ) , /-âpoy/ , /-ihkê/ ( /-ihk-/, /-ê/-2 )
misicâhkw-

Morph-NA-3
1. horsefly WMDD
misisâhkw-

Morph-NA-3
1. horsefly WMDD
pêtâwahêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he hauls s.o. in, s/he pulls s.o. hither CW
2. s/he leads s.o. hither as a crowd CW
3. s/he hauls them here, i.e.: cattle AECD
1. Word components: /pêt-/ , âwah- ( /âw-/, /-ah/-3 )
paskwatahikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he chops and clears land, s/he clears brush, s/he prepares a meadow CW
2. He clears land by chopping down trees MD
3. s/he clears land, i.e.: for a homestead AECD
1. Word components: /paskw-/ , /-atah/ , /-ikê/-1
mistatimo-wîhkaskwa
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
1. sage, pasture sage, horse sage [lit: "horse-sweetgrass"; Lat. Artemesia frigida] CW
1. Word components: /mist-/ , atimw- , /-i/-1 , /wîhk-/ , /-askw/-2
masko-sîpîhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Grande Prairie, AB [lit: "at bear river"] CW
1. Word components: maskw- , /-i/-1 , sîpiy- , {-ihk}-2
pîhtikwahêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he makes s.o. enter, s/he makes s.o. go inside, s/he takes s.o. inside, s/he enters with s.o., s/he brings s.o. inside CW
2. s/he puts s.o. (e.g. horse) into a corral or barn CW
3. s/he allows s.o. to enter CW
4. Bring him in MD
5. He is brought in MD
6. He brings him in MD
1. Word components: /pîht-/ , /-ok-/ , /-ah/-3
pwâtaskisin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. Dakota moccasin, Sioux moccasin CW
1. Word components: pwât- , /-askisin/
mâyi-mîtos
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. black poplar CW
2. balsam poplar CW AECD
3. cottonwood CW AECD
4. a black poplar tree AECD
1. Word components: /mâý-/ , /-i/-1 , mîtos-
/sô-/

Morph-R
1. ?? grape [cf. sômin- < /sô-/ + /-min/] WMDD
-askisin

Morph-NI-1-final
1. moccasin, shoe [cf. maskisin- NI-1] WMDD
/-askisin-/

Morph-medial
1. moccasin, shoe [cf. maskisin- NI-1] WMDD
otastisêwak

NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
1. tenderloin CW
2. the softest, tenderest meat (which is found along the spine of an animal) CW
1. Word components: /o(t)-/-1 , /astis-/ , /-êwakw/
nakayâhêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he tames s.o., s/he trains s.o., s/he breaks s.o. (e.g. horse) CW
2. s/he gets s.o. accustomed to something CW
3. s/he breaks it in, i.e.: a horse for riding AECD
1. Word components: /nakaýâ-/ , /-h/
pihêwisimow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. he dances the Prairie Chicken Dance CW
2. he dances the Chicken Dance CW
1. Word components: pihêw- , /-simo/
yôspisiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is gentle CW
2. s/he is tame CW
3. He is gentle by nature MD
4. He is tame and gentle MD
5. s/he acts tamed, i.e.: a wild horse. (Plains). alt. yospâtisiw (Northern) AECD
1. Word components: /ýôsp-/ , /-isi/
/tapas-/**

Morph-R
1. flee; ?? be low [cf. tapasî- < /tapas-/ + /-î/; cf. /tapaht-/] WMDD
/pîsâkan-/

Morph-R
1. ?? rawhide rope ?? WMDD
atihkamêko-pimiy

NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. whitefish oil CW
1. Word components: atihkamêkw- ( /atihk-/**, /-amêkw/ ) , /-i/ , pimiy-
wâsakânamawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
1. s/he fences (it/them) for s.o. CW
2. s/he fences in livestock for s.o. CW
1. Word components: /wâsakâ-/ , /-n/-1 , /-amaw/

	Stem
No ownership	apiscacihkos-
whose / whom something belongs to	-apiscacihkosim-

	Stem
No ownership	mâýi-mîtos-
whose / whom something belongs to	-mâýi-mîtosim-

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