itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

pêyakôtêw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is alone with his/her family CW
-îtisân

N Naming word
1. My family member. MD
2. A blood relation MD
3. Brother or sister. MD
4. A brother MD
5. A sister. MD
6. His blood relatives. MD
kâ-miyokîsihkwêw

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Fineday [personal and family name] CW
mihcêtiw

VAI 🧑🏽➡️
1. s/he has a large family AECD
mahkistikwân

NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. Bighead [personal and family name] CW
omisimâwiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is the oldest girl in the family, s/he is the eldest sister CW
2. She is the oldest daughter. MD
3. she is the eldest sister AECD
nahâhkapiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. he lives with his wife's people or his wife's parents CW
2. s/he is married into the family, s/he lives with his/her parents-in-law CW
3. she conducts herself as a daughter-in-law CW
okâwiya

N Naming word
1. His mother. MD
kikâwîs

Pro
1. Your aunt. MD
ohtâwîmâw

V
1. He is the father. MD
nôhtâwiy

N Naming word
1. My father. MD
ohtâwîmâwiw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. he is a father CW
ohtâwiya

N Naming word
1. His father. MD
niciwâm

N Naming word
1. Male cousin. Fathers are brothers or mothers are sisters MD
2. My first cousin. Father's brother's son or mother's sister's son. MD
niciwâmiskwêm

N Naming word
1. My first cousin. Father's brother's daughter or mother's sister's daughter. MD
nîwa

NDA-4 👤🧑🏽 like: nîwa (-îw-) 📖
1. my wife CW MD
2. my wife. Var. nîwa AECD
nitôsimiskwêm
NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. [male speaker:] my brother's daughter, wife of my sister's son CW
nitôsimiskwêm
NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. [female speaker:] my sister's daughter, wife of my brother's son CW
nitihkwatim

N Naming word
1. My nephew MD
2. My sister's son (from a male point of view) or MD
3. My brother's son (from a female point of view). MD
nikosim
NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. my nephew CW
2. [male speaker:] my brother's son CW
3. husband of my sister's daughter CW
4. [female speaker:] my sister's son, husband of my brother's daughter CW
nitôsis
NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. my aunt, my parallel aunt, my mother's sister, my father's brother's wife CW
2. my aunt AECD
3. my mother-in-law AECD
nisis

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. my uncle, my cross-uncle CW
2. my mother's brother, my maternal uncle CW
3. my father's sister's husband CW
4. my father-in-law CW AECD MD
5. My uncle (My mother's brother). MD
6. my mother's brother or my maternal uncle AECD
okosisimâw

NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. son CW
okosisimâw

NA 🧑🏽
1. a son AECD
kikâwiy

Pro
1. Your mother. MD
nêkâ

Pro
1. My mother (in direct audience). MD
otôsisimâw

NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. aunt, parallel aunt, mother's sister, father's brother's wife CW
nisikosê!

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. aunt!, cross-aunt! CW
2. father's sister!, mother's brother's wife! CW
3. mother-in-law! CW
nêkâ!

NDA-2 👤🧑🏽 like: mitihtikosiy, maskasiy 📖
1. mother!, mom! CW
nikâ!

NDA-2 👤🧑🏽 like: mitihtikosiy, maskasiy 📖
1. mother!, mom! CW
osikosa

N Naming word
1. His mother-in-law. MD
2. His aunt (his father's sister). MD
okâwîsiwâwa

N Naming word
1. Their aunt. MD
okâwîsa

N Naming word
1. His or her aunt. MD
2. their stepmother AECD
nimâmâsis

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. my aunt, my maternal aunt, my mother's sister CW
2. my paternal uncle's wife CW
3. my mother's sister or my maternal aunt AECD
nôhtâ!

NDA-2 👤🧑🏽 like: mitihtikosiy, maskasiy 📖
1. father! CW
nisisê!

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. uncle!, cross-uncle! CW
2. mother's brother!, father's sister's husband! CW
3. father-in-law! CW
nitôkimâskwêm

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. my leader, my boss, my boss-lady CW
2. my boss's wife CW
3. my chieftess CW
4. my superior CW
5. my queen CW
-îwa

N Naming word
1. His wife. MD
otôsimiskwêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. [male speaker:] brother's daughter, wife of sister's son CW
nitôsimiskwêw
NDA-2 👤🧑🏽 like: mitihtikosiy, maskasiy 📖
1. [male speaker:] my brother's daughter, wife of my sister's son CW
nitôsimiskwêw
NDA-2 👤🧑🏽 like: mitihtikosiy, maskasiy 📖
1. [female speaker:] my sister's daughter, wife of my brother's son CW
otôsimiskwêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. [female speaker:] sister's daughter, wife of brother's son CW
nitawêmâw

NDA-2 👤🧑🏽 like: mitihtikosiy, maskasiy 📖
1. [female speaker:] my brother CW
2. my male parallel cousin, the son of my mother's sister, the son of my father's brother CW
nitawêmâw

NDA-2 👤🧑🏽 like: mitihtikosiy, maskasiy 📖
1. [male speaker:] my sister CW
2. my female parallel cousin, the daughter of my mother's sister, the daughter of my father's brother CW
nikosê!

NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. son! CW
kikosisinaw

Pro
1. Our son. MD
kikosis

Pro
1. Your son. MD
okosisa

Pro
1. He son. MD
ihtasiwak

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. they are so many, they are as many CW
2. they number so many as a family, they have so many in their family CW
wâhkôhtowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. relationship, kinship, interrelatedness CW
2. Kinship beyond the immediate family. MD
3. The state of being related to others. MD
4. the act of being related to each other AECD
5. offspring or descendant AECD
awâsisi-sôniyâs
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. family allowance [literally: "child-money, small amount of money or change for a child"] CW
cohcôsis
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. Tootoosis, member of the Tootoosis family [personal and family name] CW
ihtasiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he has a family, s/he has so many in his/her family CW
2. [plural:] they are that many, they are a family of such a size CW
ihtasiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. family, a number of related individuals CW
iskwêcâkan
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. last child, youngest child CW
2. A girl child in a family. MD
ispiciwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. journey CW
2. move, moving one's family CW
3. A journey/move, taking family and all. MD
kêhkêhkowêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. Hawk Voice, Speaks-as-a-Hawk CW
2. Kakakaway [personal and family name] CW
kikôsêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is with his/her own family, s/he is with his/her offspring CW
2. s/he is with her/his own family AECD
kikôsêwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. family setting, being with family CW
2. a family setting AECD
3. the act of being with family AECD
kinwâpêkikwayaw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. Longneck [personal and family name] CW
kistôtêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is together with the entire family CW
kistôtêwêwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. being together with the entire family CW
macôhôsis
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. young macôhow, Bad Owl's son [male name] CW
2. [plural:] Bad Owl's family, members of Bad Owl's family CW
manitôhkân
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. image, idol CW
2. totem CW AECD
3. image embodying spirit power [also family name] CW
4. A spiritual idol. MD
5. An image of a spiritual idol MD
6. the objects embodying sacred power or spirit power AECD
mâyipayiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he suffers ill, s/he fares ill, s/he fares badly CW
2. s/he suffers a death, s/he is bereaved (by the loss of s.o.), s/he has a death in the family CW
3. s/he has a death or misfortune in the family AECD
4. s/he has bad or evil luck AECD
mâyipayiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. misfortune CW
2. suffering a death in the family CW
3. bereavement, mourning CW
4. the act of having a death or misfortune in a family AECD
5. the act of having poor success or bad luck AECD
mêscinêwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. losing one's entire family through illness CW
2. the act of one person losing her/his whole family from illness AECD
mihcêtiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. being numerous CW
2. having a large family CW
3. having an extensive family AECD
mihcêtôsêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. she has many children CW
2. she has many young ones, it has numerous offspring CW
3. He has many young ones when speaking of man or animal. MD
4. s/he gave birth to a large family AECD
nihtâwôsêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he raises a good family CW
2. she is fruitful CW
nisikatisiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he dwells off alone with his/her family CW
nistohtêwak
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. they travel in a family of three CW
niyânanokamik
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. five lodges, five family camps, five households CW
nîswayak
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. in two ways, in two places CW
2. simultaneously, at two points CW
3. in two sets CW
4. in two families, in two households CW
5. In two places. MD
6. in two places or two directions AECD
ocêk
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. fisher (mammal) CW MD
2. A furbearing animal. MD
3. a fisher, a carnivorous mammal of the weasel family AECD
ohpikihâwasow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he raises a family, s/he raises children, s/he makes his/her children grow up CW
2. He raises children. AECD MD
ohpikihâwasowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. childrearing CW
2. raising a family CW
3. The act of raising children up. MD
4. the raising of children AECD
5. procreation AECD
okimâsis
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. Littlechief CW
2. Okimâsis [personal and family name from White Bear First Nations, SK] CW
okinwâpêkikwayaw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. Longneck [personal and family name from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, SK] CW
osîmimâwiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is the youngest sibling CW
2. he is the younger brother, she is the younger sister CW
3. s/he is the youngest sibling of the family AECD
pêyakohêwâmak
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. one family CW MD
pêyakôskân
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. one family CW
2. one band, one tribe CW
3. one nation CW
pêyakôskân
NA 🧑🏽
1. one family AECD
2. one bond AECD
3. one tribe AECD
4. one nation AECD
pêyakôskânêsiwak
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. they are one tribe, one nation CW
2. they are one family CW
3. They are one group of them. E.g. Tribe or nation. MD
4. they are one family, one tribe, or one nation AECD
pêyakôskânêsiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. being one tribe, one nation, one family CW
piciw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he moves, s/he moves camp CW
2. s/he moves his/her belongings and family CW
3. s/he travels, s/he goes on a trek CW
4. He moves his home to another location. MD
5. s/he moves and makes her/his home elsewhere AECD
6. s/he relocates AECD
sâkêwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he comes into view CW MD
2. s/he appears, s/he comes out into an open area, s/he moves to where one might be seen CW
3. it rises (e.g. Sun) [also used as a personal and family name] CW
sipwêpiciw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he moves camp away, s/he moves away with all his/her own goods and family, s/he leaves with his/her camp, s/he departs with his/her camp CW
sîsîkwêsis
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. Seesequasis [Cree chief, signatory to Treaty 6; family name from Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation, SK] CW
takopiciw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he arrives with his/her camp CW
2. s/he arrives with family and belongings CW
3. s/he arrives from a camping trip CW
tânitahtwasiyêk
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. there are how many of you in the family? CW
tâpâhkôcikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he relates to families CW
tâpâhkôtam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he relates to s.t (e.g. family name) CW
wâhkôhtahêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he takes s.o. to make friends CW
2. s/he adopts s.o. as a relative, s/he makes s.o. a part of the family CW
3. s/he makes him part of the family AECD
wâhkôhtahisow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he makes him/herself part of the family CW
wâhkôhtahiwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he makes friends CW
2. s/he adopts people as relatives, s/he makes people part of the family CW
wâhkôhtam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he is related, s/he has relatives in s.t. (e.g. place), s/he has family in s.t. (e.g. place) CW
2. He is related. MD
3. s/he is related or connected to the family AECD
wâpiskistikwânêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is an elder and leader of his/her family CW
wâpistikwânêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is a respected elder CW
2. s/he has the status of head of a family CW
3. s/he has reached old age CW
wâpistikwânêwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. being a respected elder CW
2. having the status of head of a family CW
wâsêkamatawâp
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. Greyeyes [personal name; family name at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, SK] CW
wîtisânimêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he has s.o. as a sibling CW
2. He is of the same family as him. MD
wîtisânîhitowak
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. they are related to one another CW
2. they are a family CW
3. they belong to the same genealogy CW
4. They are blood relations to each other. MD
wîtokêmâkan
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. one who lives with the family CW MD
2. housemate, flatmate, roommate CW
yahkîmow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he grows CW
2. s/he generates CW
3. s/he has progeny CW
4. [plural:] they increase as a family CW
5. He increases his family. MD
6. He increases his weight. MD
7. s/he increases or generates AECD
yahkîmowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. increase of family, increase of population CW

	Stem
No ownership	-sis-
whose / whom something belongs to	-sisim-

	Stem
No ownership	okosisimâw-
whose / whom something belongs to	NONE

	Stem
No ownership	otôsisimâw-
whose / whom something belongs to	NONE

	Stem
No ownership	otôsimiskwêw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-tôsimiskwêm-

tânisi!