itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

O

Pro
1. Possessive prefix, always placed before the noun to mean his or her. Also used with third person in action words or verbs. MD
ô
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. oh! CW
ô-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê- 📖
1. from there, for that reason CW
2. with, by means of [grammatical preverb] CW
wâcistakâc
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. oh my!, really good! CW
2. goodness gracious! CW MD
3. incredible!, beyond reason! CW
4. an exclamation of surprise or disappointment, i.e.: "wow, how about that!" or "oh, my goodness!" AECD
kispêwâtamawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
1. s/he defends (it/them) for s.o.. s/he stands in for s.o., s/he goes to bat for s .o. CW
oskana kâ-asastêki

INM like: otôskwanihk
1. Regina, SK, "Pile-o'-Bones" [literally: "where the bones are piled"] CW
pâsow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is dry, s/he is dried (by heat) CW
2. He is dry. MD
3. s/he or it is dried, i.e.: by the sun. (Plains). alt. pâhkosiw (Northern) AECD
miyopayiw
VAI 🧑🏽➡️
1. s/he is fortunate or lucky AECD
2. it runs well, i.e.: a motor AECD
âw
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. ah, oh, well CW
sisonê
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. along, alongside, along the edge, parallel CW
2. Along the edge. MD
3. along the side, i.e.: lake shore AECD
4. on the edge AECD
opiponapiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, MB [Rock (TH) Cree reserve] CW
kiyaskotaminaw

PrA like: awa
1. our turn, it is our (incl) turn (i.e. yours and mine) CW
kiyaskotamiwâw

PrA like: awa
1. your turn, it is your (pl) turn (i.e. all of yours) CW
namôya nânitaw

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ 📖
1. fine, I'm fine, all right, okay, nothing wrong CW
2. insignificant, of little account CW
3. not anything CW
4. nowhere CW
5. I'm fine AECD
6. or nowhere AECD
niyaskotaminân

PrA like: awa
1. our turn, it is our (excl) turn (i.e. ours but not yours) CW
akahkway
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. bloodsucker CW
2. leech CW
3. snail CW AECD
4. a blood sucker, i.e.: a leech AECD
sêwêpitêw
VTA-4 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nakatêw 📖
1. s/he jingles s.o., s/he rings s.o. (e.g. a bell) CW
2. s/he rings it, i.e.: a bell AECD
akâmaskîhk
N Naming word
1. The land across an ocean. MD
2. across the land, i.e.: overseas AECD
nîsosâp tipahikan

IPH like: êkosi pitamâ
1. twelve o'clock CW
2. midnight, 12:00 a.m. CW
3. noon, 12:00 p.m CW
wâcistak
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. oh my! by golly! lo and behold! CW
sêwêpayiw
VAI 🧑🏽➡️
1. s/he is ringing, i.e.: a bell rings AECD
kahkiyaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. all, every CW
2. entire, the full amount CW
3. All AECD MD
4. All of it. MD
5. The full amount. MD
6. entire AECD
7. the whole thing, i.e.: integral AECD
ayakaskisiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is broad, s/he is wide CW
2. He is broad or wide. MD
3. s/he is wide, i.e.: fat AECD
kipe

IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. To verbs meaning - He comes and X MD
sîtwâskwahikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. prop CW
2. pillar, support column CW
3. a support column, i.e.: a pillar AECD
âkawâyâhk
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. behind an obstacle to vision, hidden from view, out of view, out of sight CW
2. on the far side CW AECD
3. in the lee of an island CW
4. Out of sight AECD
5. away from, i.e.: lee (of an island) AECD
pôti
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc 📖
1. what was this! lo and behold! and here it was! then, as it turns out [exclamatory, expressing surprise] CW
2. That's it! MD
3. Lo and behold. MD
mêstâskiswêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
1. s/he burns s.o. out, s/he burns s.o. away (e.g. log) CW
2. s/he burns her/him or them or it all, i.e.: tobacco in a pipe AECD
mitêskan
NDA-1 👤🧑🏽 like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-) 📖
1. antler CW AECD
2. horn, sharp horn CW
3. The horn of an animal MD
4. The antler of an animal. MD
5. a sharp horn, i.e.: a prong. (Plains). alt. oteskan (Northern) AECD
pâhkosiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he dries, it dries off, it is dried off CW
2. it is dry and crisp (e.g. fried bacon) CW
3. s/he or it is dried, i.e.: by the sun. (Northern). alt. pâsow (Plains) AECD
wâwâkamow
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
1. it is winding (as a river or road) CW AECD
2. it curves a lot, i.e.: the road AECD
ta

IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. Always doing X MD
2. Keeps doing X MD
îh
IPJ like: hay hay
1. eeek! yikes! CW
wîskipôs
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. whisky jack CW
2. Canada jay, grey jay [Lat. Perisoreus canadensis] CW
3. a whiskey jack, i.e.: a Canada jay. (Plains). alt. wîskacân (Northern) AECD
wîskacân
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. Canada jay, grey jay, whisky jack [Lat. Perisoreus canadensis] CW
2. a whiskey jack, i.e.: a Canada jay. (Northern). alt. wîskipôs (Plains) AECD
wâ
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. ah!, oh! CW
2. so!, well! [introductory] CW
okâminakasiy
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. thorn-tree, brier CW
2. Canada thistle CW AECD
3. A thistle. MD
4. a thorn, i.e., from a rose bush. Var. kakasisiwat AECD
ayapasinâstêwêkin
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
1. it is calico, it is multi-coloured cloth CW
2. Calico, i.e.: cloth AECD
nakahâskwân
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. shield CW
2. an arrow stopper, i.e.: a shield AECD
î
IPJ like: hay hay
1. lo! look! behold! CW
îh
IPJ like: hay hay
1. lo! look! behold! CW
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
kisâstaw
IPC ⚡️ like: anohc
1. sort of, kind of, apparently, to appearance, by seeming CW
2. roughly like, resembling CW
3. it might be, as if, as though CW
4. Kind of MD
5. Sort of. MD
6. It seems like X. MD
kinwêkisiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. it is long material (e.g. deer hide) CW
2. it is long, i.e.: a deerhide AECD
kespâkihtâsowin

NI 💧
1. the end count, i.e.: one million AECD
hay
IPJ like: hay hay
1. ho!, oh!, hey! [confirmatory exclamation] CW
sêwêpitam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he jingles s.t., s/he rings s.t. CW
2. s/he phones CW
3. He rings it MD
4. He dials it. MD
5. He makes it sound. MD
6. s/he rings it, i.e.: the phone AECD
ocêhcikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he kisses things (e.g. the Bible, the Cross) CW
2. s/he kisses things, i.e.: the Bible, the Cross AECD
asêsin
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
1. vamp, tongue of moccasin CW
2. the front, upper part of a moccasin, i.e.: a vamp or tongue AECD
mâcipayihêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he starts s.o. up (e.g. engine) CW
2. s/he starts her/him or it, i.e.: a motor AECD
yôh
IPJ like: hay hay 📖
1. oh! CW

	Stem
No ownership	akahkway-
whose / whom something belongs to	-akahkwâm-

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