itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

wâskâ-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê- 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
1. around, all around, around in a circuit CW
wâskâ-

Morph-R
1. around, all around in a circle, surrounding, encircling [cf. /wâsakâ-/; /wâsakâm-/, /wâsakâmê-/] WMDD
wâskâ
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
Word components: wâskâ-
1. around, all around CW
waskaw-

Morph-R
1. move, be nimble, active WMDD
wâskâmow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâsk(â)- , -âmo
1. s/he flees in a circle CW
wâskânam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -n(1)
1. s/he makes s.t. go around, s/he turns s.t. (e.g. treadle), s/he cranks s.t. CW
wâskâsam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -s(1)
1. s/he cuts s.t. round the edge, s/he cuts s.t. round CW
waskâtay
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: {w-}(2) , -askâtay-
1. flank CW
wâskam-**

Morph-R
1. sober, recovering WMDD
wâskan-**

Morph-R
1. ?? WMDD
wâskâhtêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -ohtê ( -oht-
, -ê(2) )
1. s/he walks in a circle, s/he walks a circuit, s/he walks around a circle CW
waskatay

NI 💧
1. the skin around the stomach of an animal. (Plains). alt. waskatayekin (Northern) AECD
waskawîw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -î(1)
1. s/he moves, s/he moves about, s/he stirs, s/he budges, s/he is in motion CW
2. s/he is energetic CW
3. He moves (from a state of not moving) AECD MD
wâskâskam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -sk(2)
1. s/he goes around s.t., s/he circles s.t. CW
2. He encircles it MD
wâskâhikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -ah(1) , -ikan
1. screwdriver CW
2. pliers CW
wâskâhikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan
1. house CW
waskasiya

N Naming word
1. His nails (fingernails or toenails) MD
wâskamâyâw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw
1. He is aware and alert after a mind-altering experience MD
wâskahikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan
1. house, residence, wooden house CW
2. shack CW
3. building CW
4. fort CW
5. A house AECD MD
wâskâkocin
VAI-2 🧑🏽➡️ like: pimisin 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -akocin(2) ( akot-(2)
, -in(2) )
1. s/he flies in a circle CW
wâskâkotêw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -akotê(2) ( akot-(2)
, -ê(1) )
1. it turns in a circle, it flies in a circle CW
2. It turns around something MD
wâskâpayin
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -paýin
1. it twirls in a circle CW
wâskâpayiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -paýi
1. s/he goes in a circle CW
2. He (it) turns or goes around MD
wâskâpayîs
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -paýi , -w(1) , -is
1. wheel CW MD
wâskâsimow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -simo
1. s/he dances in a circle CW
2. s/he dances a Round Dance CW
waskawîhêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -î(1) , -h
1. s/he keeps at s.o. CW
2. s/he makes s.o. move CW
wâskamisiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskam- , -isi
1. s/he is sober, s/he is becoming more aware, s/he is sensible CW
2. s/he is beginning to recover from illness CW
3. s/he settles down CW
4. s/he is of quiet disposition CW
5. He is of sound mind MD
6. He is sober MD
7. s/he is becoming more aware, i.e.: sobering up AECD
wâskâpahtâw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -pahtâ
1. s/he runs in a circle CW
waskatamow
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: waskatamow-
1. root of the water lily, root of the lilypad, root of the yellow pond lily CW
waskakocin
VAI-2 🧑🏽➡️ like: pimisin 📖
Word components: wask-
, -akocin(2) ( akot-(2)
, -in(2) )
1. s/he drives a sharp bend in a vehicle, s/he performs a u-turn in a car CW
waskawinam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -n(1)
1. s/he arouses s.t., s/he gets s.t. moving CW
2. s/he moves s.t. CW
3. He moves it AECD MD
waskawinêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -n(1)
1. s/he arouses s.o., s/he gets s.o. moving CW
2. s/he shakes s.o., s/he moves s.o. about (e.g. so as to awaken) CW
3. He moves him (by shaking, nudging) MD
4. s/he moves her/him or them AECD
waskawîhtâw
VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: kisihtâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -î(1) , -ht(2) , -â(3)
1. s/he keeps at s.t., s/he keeps at his/her work CW
2. s/he makes s.t. move CW
3. s/he makes it move itself AECD
waskawîsiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -î(1) , -si
1. s/he moves, s/he moves about, s/he stirs, s/he budges CW
waskawîwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -î(1) , -win
1. being active, activity, motion CW
2. enterprise CW
3. lifestyle CW
4. Movement of the body MD
5. the act of being active AECD
6. activity AECD
7. motion AECD
wâskâkwâson
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -kwâso ( -kwâT , -o
) , -n(3)
1. seam at the top of a moccasin CW
wâskâskawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -skaw(2)
1. s/he goes around s.o. (e.g. moose, deer), s/he circles s.o. CW
2. He is encircled MD
wâskami-ayâw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskam- , -i(1) , ayâ-
( ay-(1)
, -â(2) )
1. s/he is aware, s/he is sobering up, s/he is aware and alert after a mind-altering experience CW
wâskâhikanis
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , -is
1. small house, cabin CW
wâskâpayihow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -paýiho ( -paýi , -h
, -o
)
1. s/he throws him/herself in a circle, s/he twirls around, s/he quickly turns in a circle CW
2. He twirls around MD
3. He turns around in a circle quickly MD
waskaskawêw

V
1. Someone is circling him MD
wâskahikanis
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , -is
1. little house, small wooden house CW
2. cabin CW
3. shack CW
4. temporary building, trailer CW
5. playhouse CW
wâskamâtisiw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskam- , -âtisi ( -ât-(2) , -isi )
1. s/he is conscious, s/he is mentally bright CW
2. s/he has recovered from illness CW
3. s/he lives a sober life, s/he lives sensibly CW
wâskâ-wâkinam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: wâsakâ-
, wâk-
, -n(1)
1. s/he bends s.t. in a circle by hand CW
wâskânêyâpiy
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: wâsakâ-
, -n(1) , -êyâpiy
1. neckyoke strap CW
wâskâsimowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -simo
, -win
1. Round Dance CW
waskahtikway
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components:
1. skull (at forehead) CW
wâskahikanihk
NI 💧
1. the Cree name for the settlement of Grouard. Var. ocinâsihk AECD
waskawîhiwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -î(1) , -h
, -iwê
1. s/he keeps at people CW
2. s/he makes people move CW
wâskahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , {-ihk}(2)
1. Cumberland House, SK [Swampy Cree community; lit: "at the house, at the fort"] CW
wâskahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , {-ihk}(2)
1. Grouard, AB CW
wâskamêyimêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: wâskam- , -êýim ( -êýi- , -m(3) )
1. s/he thinks of s.o. as aware CW
2. s/he is aware of s.o., s/he thinks clearly about s.o. CW
wâskamisiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâskam- , -isi , -win
1. sobriety, sobering up CW
2. becoming more aware CW
waskawipayiw

V
1. He moves by himself MD
waskawipayiw
VII 💧➡️
1. it moves AECD
waskatayêkin
NDI-3 👤💧 like: miskîsik, mayakask 📖
Word components: {w-} , -askatay-
, -êkinw
1. skin around the stomach of an animal CW
2. material made from the stomach of an animal CW
waskawinikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -n(1) , -ikê(1)
1. s/he gets things moving CW
2. s/he moves things about CW
waskawiniwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -n(1) , -iwê
1. s/he arouses people, s/he gets people moving CW
2. s/he moves people about (e.g. so as to awaken) CW
waskawipayin
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -paýin
1. it moves, it is moving CW
2. It moves by itself MD
waskawipayiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -paýi
1. s/he moves CW
waskawipayiw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -paýi
1. it moves, it is moving CW
waskawipitam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -pit
1. s/he moves s.t. by pulling, s/he shakes s.t. by pulling CW
2. He moves it by pulling it MD
3. s/he move it by shaking it AECD
waskawipitêw
VTA-4 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nakatêw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -piT
1. s/he moves s.o. by pulling, s/he shakes s.o. by pulling CW
2. s/he moves her/him by shaking her/him AECD
waskawîmakan
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -î(1) , -makan
( -mak- , -an(1) )
1. it moves, it moves about, it stirs, it moves by itself CW
2. it is shaken by an earthquake CW
3. It moves by itself MD
wâskamêyihtam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: wâskam- , -êýiht ( -êýi- , -ht(3) )
1. s/he is aware (of s.t.), s/he thinks clearly (about s.t.) CW
wâskâwêpiskam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, wêp-
, -sk(1)
1. s/he pushes s.t. round by foot CW
waskawîhcikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -î(1) , -ht(2) , -ikê(1)
1. s/he keeps at things CW
2. s/he makes things move CW
waskawâkamaham

VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -âkam- , -ah
1. s/he moves the water by tool CW
wâskahikanâhtik
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , -âhtikw
1. house timber CW
wâskamâtisiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâskam- , -âtisi ( -ât-(2) , -isi ) , -win
1. consciousness CW
2. having recovered from illness CW
3. living a sober life, sensible living CW
wâskânikanihkêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw
1. He builds a circular fence MD
waskawâkaminam

VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -âkam- , -n(1)
1. s/he moves the water by hand CW
waskawipayihêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -paýih ( -paýi , -h
)
1. s/he makes s.o. move, s/he gets s.o. moving CW
waskawiwêpaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, wêp-
, -ah(1)
1. s/he moves s.t. with a tool CW
2. s/he knocks s.t. out of place CW
wâskahikanihkêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , -ihkê ( -ihk-
, -ê(2) )
1. s/he builds a house, s/he builds houses CW
2. He build a house MD
3. s/he is building a house AECD
wâskamêyimiwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskam- , -êýim ( -êýi- , -m(3) ) , -iwê
1. s/he thinks of people as aware CW
waskawipayihtâw
VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: kisihtâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -paýihtâ ( -paýi , -ht(2) , -â(3) )
1. s/he makes s.t. move, s/he gets s.t. moving CW
waskawipicikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -pit , -ikê(1)
1. s/he moves things by pulling, s/he shakes things by pulling CW
waskawipisiwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -piT , -iwê
1. s/he moves people by pulling, s/he shakes people by pulling CW
waskawiwêpinam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, wêp-
, -n(1)
1. s/he moves s.t. by hand, s/he gets s.t. moving CW
waskawiwêpinêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, wêp-
, -n(1)
1. s/he moves s.o. by hand, s/he gets s.o. moving CW
waskawiwêpahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, wêp-
, -ahw(1)
1. s/he moves s.o. with a tool CW
2. s/he knocks s.o. out of place CW
waskawîstamâsow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -î(1) , -st(2) , -amaw , -iso
1. s/he works for him/herself, s/he is enterprising CW
wâskamêyihtâkwan
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: wâskam- , -êýihtâkwan ( -êýi- , -ht(3) , -aw(1) , -ikw-
, -an(1) )
1. it is thought of as aware, it is a bright idea CW
waskawiwêpiskam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, wêp-
, -sk(1)
1. s/he moves s.t. with his/her own feet CW
wâskahikanihkâkêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , -ihkaw ( -ihk-
, -aw(1) ) , -ikê(2)
1. s/he builds houses for people CW
wâskahikanihkâkêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , -ihkâkê ( -ihk-
, -âkê )
1. s/he builds houses from something CW
wâskahikanihkâsow

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , -ihkaw ( -ihk-
, -aw(1) ) , -iso
1. s/he builds a house for him/herself CW
waskawâkamipayiw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -âkam- , -paýi
1. the water is moving (e.g. around a beaver lodge) CW
waskawipayihiwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -paýih ( -paýi , -h
) , -iwê
1. s/he makes people move, s/he gets people moving CW
wâskahikanihkawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , -ihkaw ( -ihk-
, -aw(1) )
1. s/he builds a house for s.o. CW
wâskamêyihtâkosiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskam- , -êýihtâkosi ( -êýi- , -ht(3) , -aw(1) , -ikw-
, -isi )
1. s/he is thought to be clearheaded, s/he is thought of as aware CW
waskawipayihcikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, -paýiht ( -paýi , -ht(2) ) , -ikê(1)
1. s/he makes things move, s/he gets things moving CW
waskawiwêpiskawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
Word components: waskaw-
, wêp-
, -skaw(1)
1. s/he moves s.o. with his/her own feet CW
wâskahikanihkamâsow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , -ihk-
, -amaw , -iso
1. s/he builds a house for him/herself CW
wâskahikanihkamawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , -ihk-
, -amaw
1. s/he builds a house for s.o. CW
wâskamêyihtâkosiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâskam- , -êýihtâkosi ( -êýi- , -ht(3) , -aw(1) , -ikw-
, -isi ) , -win
1. being thought of as clearheaded, being thought of as aware CW
wâskahikaniwiyiniwak
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , [iw] , iýiniw-
( iýin-
, -iw )
1. House People, division of the Upstream People of the Plains Cree [historically situated in the vacinity of Fort Carlton] CW
wâskahikanihkêwiyiniw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -h
, -ikan , -ihkê ( -ihk-
, -ê(2) ) , [w] , iýiniw-
( iýin-
, -iw )
1. housebuilder, contractor CW
wâskâhkwanêyakwâcikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: wâskâ-
, -ahkwan-
, -ê(2) , [ya]** , -kwât , -ikan
1. upper part of moccasin CW
2. something sewn around a moccasin AECD
wâsah-**

Morph-R
1. ?? bay [cf. /wâsâ-/, /wâsakâ-/, /wâskâ-/] WMDD
wâsakâ-

Morph-R
1. around, all around in a circle, surrounding, encircling [cf. /wâskâ-/; /wâsakâm-/, /wâsakâmê-/] WMDD
wâsâ-

Morph-R
1. around [cf. /wâs-/-2, /wâsakâ-/, /wâskâ-/] WMDD

	Stem
No ownership	wâskahikanihkêwiýiniw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-wâskahikanihkêwiýinîm-

tânisi!