itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

pim-

Morph-R
1. along; continuity WMDD
pîm-

Morph-R
1. twist WMDD
-pim-

Morph-medial
1. grease, oil, lard [cf. NI-2 pimiy-] WMDD
-ât-

Morph
1. Verb formative which can expand roots and/or finals [cf. /pim-/ + /-ât-/ > /pimât-/; /-ât-/ + /-isi/ > /-âtisi/] WMDD
wîcihêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: wît-
, -h
1. s/he helps s.o., s/he assists s.o. CW
2. s/he provides welfare to s.o. CW
3. s/he assists s.o. in childbirth, s/he serves as a midwife to s.o. CW
4. He helps him MD
5. He aids him MD
6. They help him MD
7. s/he assists her/him or them AECD
8. s/he participates AECD
opâskwêyâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: wapâ-
( wap- , -â(1) ) , -w(1) , -âskw-
, -êyâ ( -ê(1) , [y] , -â(1) ) , -w(1) , {-ihk}(2)
1. Le Pas, MB, the Pas, MB CW
wîcihiwêmakan

VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: wît-
, -h
, -iwê , -makan
( -mak- , -an(1) )
1. it helps, it helps people, it assists CW
wîcihtâw
VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: kisihtâw 📖
Word components: wît-
, -ht(2) , -â(3)
1. s/he assists s.t., s/he supports s.t., s/he helps s.t. along CW
2. s/he makes an effort at s.t. CW
3. He helps it MD
4. He supports it MD
nâtamâkêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: nât-
, -amaw , -ikê(2)
1. s/he helps, s/he assists the needy CW
2. s/he takes up for others, s/he defends people, s/he sticks up for people, s/he sides with people CW
3. He helps MD
4. He assists MD
5. s/he sides with others AECD
wînipêkohk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: wîn-
, -pêkw
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Winnipeg, MB CW
nôhtaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: nôhtaw-
1. less CW
2. minus CW
3. short of (in length, time), short of attainment CW
4. too soon, prematurely CW
5. previously, before CW
6. incompletely CW
7. Short of (in length of time) MD
pakitahwâkanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: pakit-
, -ahwâ ( -ahw-** , -â(2) ) , -kan(2)
, {-ihk}(2)
1. Pukatawagan, MB CW
wîcihiwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wît-
, -h
, -iwê
1. s/he helps people, s/he assists people, s/he gives a helping hand CW
2. s/he accompanies, s/he goes along CW
3. s/he is along, s/he is part of a group, s/he joins in, s/he takes part, s/he participates, s/he is part of something CW
4. He goes along MD
5. s/he assists others AECD
apist-

Morph-R
1. small [cf. /apiht-/ ~ /apis-/: /apiST-/] WMDD
apiht-

Morph-R
1. small [cf. /apis-/ ~ /apist-/: /apiST-/] WMDD
waniskânêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: waniskâ-
( wan-(2) , -sk(2) , -â(2) ) , -n(1)
1. s/he gets s.o. up from bed CW
2. s/he raises s.o., s/he makes s.o. sit up, s/he helps s.o. to get up, s/he gets s.o. up from lying CW
3. He makes him rise (helps him up) MD
4. s/he assists her/him in sitting up from bed AECD
5. s/he assists her/him in getting set up in business AECD
-i(2)

Morph-VAIf
1. abstract VAI formative [cf. api-, (w)âpi-, kimoti-, wîki-] WMDD
wîcêhtahêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: wîcê- , -htah ( -ht(2) , -ah(3) )
1. s/he breeds s.o. (e.g. animals) CW
2. s/he unites s.o. (as companions) CW
3. He makes them go together MD
4. s/he assists them in breeding AECD
-min-

Morph-medial
1. berry; bead [cf. /-min/, mînis-] WMDD
2. granular item, berry; cf. mînis MC
têpwâtam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: têp-
, -wât ( -wê , -it
)
1. s/he calls for s.t., s/he yells at s.t. CW
2. s/he calls a game (e.g. hockey), s/he provides play-by-play of s.t. CW
3. He calls for it MD
wînipêk
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
Word components: wîn-
, -pêkw
1. Winnipeg, MB CW
-sip-

Morph-medial
1. duck [cf. NA-1 sîsîp-, /-sip/] WMDD
-sip

Morph-NA-1-final
1. duck [cf. NA-1 sîsîp-, /-sip-/] WMDD
nîhtaciwêyâkonêpayiw

VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: nîht-
, -aciw- , -ê(2) , [y] , -âkon-
, -ê(2) , -paýi
1. it is an avalanche CW
2. snow falls down the bank CW
-skw-(2)

Morph-medial
1. ice [cf. NA-2 miskwamiy-, /-skwam-/] WMDD
-askwam-

Morph-medial
1. ice; cf. maskwamiy MC
waniskânam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: waniskâ-
( wan-(2) , -sk(2) , -â(2) ) , -n(1)
1. s/he stands s.t. up, s/he raises s.t. upright CW
2. He raises it up right MD
3. s/he assists it in sitting up AECD
môso-

IPN like: amisko-
Word components: môsw-
, -i(1)
1. of or pertaining to the moose CW
otahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
Word components: ot-(1)
, -ahw(1)
1. s/he draws s.o. by tool, s/he catches s.o. (e.g. fish) in a net CW
-askow

Morph-NI-2-final
1. cloud [cf. waskow- NI-2] WMDD
-(t)ihkom-

Morph-NDA-1
1. tick, louse [< [t] + ihkw- + /-im/] WMDD
osî-

Morph-R
1. make [cf. VTA-1 osîh-, VTI-2 osîhtâ-; cf. ?? /os-/ + /-sîh ~ -sîhtâ/] WMDD
otiht-

Morph-VTI-1
1. reach s.t. [cf. /ot-/ + **/-ht/ ??] WMDD
pakamipayiw
VII 💧➡️
1. it rebounds automatically AECD
ay-(1)

Morph-Vr
1. be, exist [e.g. VII-2 ayâw, VAI-1 ayâw, VTI-2 ayâw; cf. Nr ay-] WMDD
-a(h)yap-

Morph-medial
1. net [cf. aýapiy- NI-2] WMDD
omotay
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: omotay-
1. crop of a chicken or partridge CW
2. beard of buffalo or moose CW
-môsw-

Morph-NA-4w-medial
1. moose WMDD
pakamiskawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
Word components: pakam-
, -skaw(1)
1. s/he bumps s.o. with his/her body CW
2. s/he bodychecks s.o. CW
3. s/he bumps against her/him roughly AECD
akikw-**

Morph-R
1. attach, stick [cf. akikw- NA-3; WMDD
okisiwitotâkêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: o-(2) , kisiw-
, -totaw ( -tot-
, -aw(1) ) , -ikê(2) , -w(2)
1. agitator, instigator CW
2. an agitator AECD
3. one who instigates action AECD
-ah-

Morph-final
1. do by tool, external medium, TI MC
nistâs-

Morph-R
1. personal support WMDD
pâwistik
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
Word components: pâwistikw-
( pâw- , -stikw )
1. Brandon, MB CW
otôskwanihk

N Naming word
1. Calgary MD
miskwamiy-

Morph-NA-2
1. ice [also: maskwamiy-] WMDD
mist-

Morph-R-root
1. big, large [cf. /mis-/-1; cf. misi-, misti-, mistahi, misi- IPN, misi- IPV, misîh- VTA] WMDD
2. big MC
omik-

Morph-R
1. scab [cf. NI-2 omikiy-] WMDD
pihkohtâw
VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: kisihtâw 📖
Word components: pihkw-(2)
, -ht(2) , -â(3)
1. s/he accomplishes s.t., s/he achieves s.t., s/he manages to do s.t. CW
2. s/he earns s.t. (by working), s/he obtains s.o. with difficulty, s/he gets s.t. for one's effort CW
3. s/he subsists on s.t. (e.g. food) CW
4. s/he ekes out a living CW
5. s/he saves it AECD

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