itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

patahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
1. s/he misses s.o. (by tool or shot) CW
2. He misses him (when aiming at him). MD
3. s/he misses her/him, i.e.: with an arrow or gun AECD
âhkosiw
VAI 🧑🏽➡️
1. s/he is sick, i.e.: an invalid AECD
wâskahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Grouard, AB CW
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
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
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
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
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
pâwistik
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
1. Brandon, MB CW
mâcipayiw
VII 💧➡️
1. it starts, i.e.: a meeting AECD
sêwêpayiw
VAI 🧑🏽➡️
1. s/he is ringing, i.e.: a bell rings AECD
osêtinâw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
1. it is a ridge, it is a knoll, it is an elevated hillside CW
2. it is an elevated hillside, i.e.: a knoll AECD
pîkoskawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
1. s/he breaks s.o. by foot movement CW
2. s/he wears s.o. out (by sitting CW
3. i.e. pants) CW
pimipayihêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he gives s.o. a trial run (e.g. car) CW
2. s/he starts s.o., s/he starts the motor CW
3. s/he makes s.o. run CW MD
4. s/he governs s.o. CW
5. [in inverse/inanimate actor constructions:] s/he is governed by s.o./s.t., s/he is afflicted by s.t. (e.g. menstruation) CW
6. s/he runs her/him, i.e.: a vehicle AECD
kinwêkisiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. it is long material (e.g. deer hide) CW
2. it is long, i.e.: a deerhide AECD
âniskôsinaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he writes s.t. in extension, s/he writes s.t. in continuation CW
2. s/he writes s.t. as a P.S. CW
3. s/he writes s.t. as appendices CW
4. s/he keeps on writing CW
pê-nîhtaciwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he comes down (as from stairs or a hill) CW
2. He comes down from there. MD
3. s/he is coming down, i.e.: stairs or a hill AECD
minahik
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. white spruce [Lat. Picea glauca] CW
2. spruce, spruce tree, spruce bough CW
3. pine [Lat. Pinus sp.] CW
4. tamarack CW
5. A spruce tree. MD
wêmistikôsînâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Bonneyville, AB CW
askôkêwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. act of following CW
2. discipleship CW
3. subsequence CW
4. the act of following, i.e.: discipleship AECD
5. subsequent AECD
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
wiyakimêw
VTA 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽
1. s/he castigates her/him for no reason, i.e.: squandered words AECD
kâmwâtan
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
1. it is quiet, it is quiet and peaceful, it is serene CW
2. it is melancholy, it is depressing, it is sad CW
3. it is an isolated place CW AECD
4. It is quiet. MD
5. it is melancholy, i.e.: depressing AECD
6. sad, quiet surroundings, i.e.: serene AECD
ôtênâwiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. township CW
2. realm CW
3. the act of living in town AECD
4. a town is growing like a city AECD
askiya
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. moss, muskeg moss CW
2. powdered wood for swaddling bag CW
3. diaper lining (for absorbancy) CW
4. Muskeg moss, i.e.: used in diapers AECD
kîhkâyêyihtam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he sees s.t. clearly, s/he sees s.t. distinctly CW
2. s/he clearly recognizes the reality of s t. 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
kâhkâkîwâhtik
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. juniper [literally: "raven-wood"; Lat. Juniperus sp.] CW
aspamohcikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. ball bearing, steel bearing (i.e. for a car wheel) CW
2. rubber ring CW AECD
3. a steel bearing, i.e.: for a car wheel AECD
wîhkipêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he likes his/her liquor CW
2. s/he feels good from drink, s/he enjoys drinking CW
3. s/he finds the liquid tasty CW
4. s/he enjoys drinking, i.e.: pop AECD
sôhkâtisiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. strength CW MD
2. power CW
3. Endurance. MD
4. the act of being physically tough, i.e.: roughness AECD
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
misitakisiyâpiy
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. large intestine, colon CW
2. the large intestine, i.e.: colon AECD
amisko-wîsinâw
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. beaver gland, castor CW
wîsinâw
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. beaver gland, castor CW
2. a beaver scent gland AECD
yôskihtâw
VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: kisihtâw 📖
1. s/he softens s.t., s/he makes s.t. soft CW
2. He makes it soft. MD
3. s/he softened it up, i.e.: moosehide AECD
nawatahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
1. s/he hits s.o. in mid-air, as it flies by CW
2. s/he shoots s.o. in flight (e.g. duck) CW
3. s/he knocks or shoots it or them while they were in mid-flight, i.e.: ducks AECD
pêtâwatâw
VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: kisihtâw 📖
1. s/he hauls s.t. in CW
2. s/he brings s.t., s/he handles s.t. CW
3. s/he hauls it here, i.e.: manure AECD
kîhkâmâsow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he has a strong odour (e.g. pipe), s/he is smelled distinctly (e.g. cooked food) CW
2. it has a strong odor, i.e.: a peace pipe AECD
wîskicâk
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. Canada jay, grey jay, whisky jack [Lat. Perisoreus canadensis] CW
nîpisîhkopâhk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Samson Cree Nation, AB [literally: "at willow grove"] CW
mâtaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he scrapes the fur off s.t., s/he scrapes s.t. (e.g. hide) CW
2. s/he works s.t. (e.g. hide) CW
3. He scrapes the fur off. MD
4. s/he scrapes it, i.e.: a moosehide AECD
akâmaskîhk
N Naming word
1. The land across an ocean. MD
2. across the land, i.e.: overseas AECD
nâtwâskawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
1. s/he breaks s.o. by a kick or by body CW
2. s/he breaks it with her/his weight, i.e.: a tree AECD
cahkipêhikan
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. syllabic symbol CW MD
2. Cree syllabic final, diacritical mark in the Cree syllabary CW
3. dot CW
4. a dot or Cree syllablic consonant AECD
sîtwâskwahikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. prop CW
2. pillar, support column CW
3. a support column, i.e.: a pillar AECD
manisikâkan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. cutting instrument CW
2. sickle, scythe CW
3. an instrument for cutting, i.e.: a sickle AECD
4. a slicer 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
sâponêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he puts or pierces through s.o. CW
2. s/he gets through them, i.e.: a crowd AECD

	Stem
No ownership	minahikw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-minahikom-

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

	Stem
No ownership	manisikâkan-
whose / whom something belongs to	-manisikâkanim-

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