| dad | nipâpâ* my ... |
 |
| nohtâwî | | |
| daddy longlegs | kinoķâtîsis ayapîhkîs long legged net maker |
|
| dagger | l' kotô* | |
| mohkomân | | |
| tahkahciķan that which you stab with |
| |
| daily | tahto kîsiķâw every day |
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| Dallas Stars | Acahkosak | |
| damage | pîķoniķêwin | |
| pîķwahiķêwin | | |
| misinawâcihciķêwin | | |
| m's'nawâcihciķêwin | | |
| damp | sâpopêwâyâw sort of wet |
|
| sâpopîsin | | |
| dance | nîmi | |
| nîmihito | | |
| nîmihitôwinihk at the ... |
| |
| nîmihitô'nihk at the ... |
| |
| wîc'simômâ with him |
| |
| Ôhôsimo Owl |
| |
| Picicîsimo Round |
| |
| P'wâtisimo Sioux |
| |
| Nipâķîsimo Rain |
| |
| dandelion | l' flårr* | |
| nîpihkân | | |
| dangerous | koc'stâtiķwan it is ... |
|
| kostâtokosô he is dangerous |
| |
| dark | tipiskâw as in night |
|
| tip'skâw as in night |
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| wanitipiskâw very dark |
| |
| wan'tip'skâw very dark |
| |
| darling | nîcimos my ... |
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| daughter | tânis | |
| nitânis my |
| |
| n'dânis my |
| |
| n'dzânis my |
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| nistim ... in law |
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| dawn | pî kîsiķâw | |
| pî wâsînâķwan light coming |
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| pîkîsiķâwinâķwan daylight coming |
| |
| day | kîsiķâw | |
| anohc today |
| |
| tahto kîsiķâw every day |
| |
| kapîķîsik all day |
| |
| wâpahki tomorrow |
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| wasawâpahki after tomorrow |
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| otakosi yesterday |
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| awas otâkosi before yesterday |
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| awas'tâk'si before yesterday |
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| day care | kanawîmâwasôķamik | |
| daytime/light | kîsiķâw | |
| dead | nipô he/she is ... |
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| n'pô he/she is ... |
| |
| pôni pimâtisô quit living |
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| pôni p'mât'sô quit living |
| |
| naķataskêw he/she has left this earth |
| |
| deaf | kipohtawaķêw can't hear well - means blocked - impaired hearing |
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| death | pôni pimâtisôwin means quit living |
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| pôni p'mât'sôwin means quit living |
| |
| naķataskêw he/she has left this earth |
| |
| nipahisin he/she is ... by vehicle [also falling] |
| |
| nipahiskawâw by crush |
| |
| n'stâpâwêw by drowning |
| |
| nipahihkasô by fire |
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| nipahâw by person |
| |
| deathlike | nipôwinâķwan | |
| deathlike @ | nipôwinâkosô | |
| debark | pwayaķinâ peel the tree |
|
| debris | la posiyårr* | |
| maciķwanâsa | | |
| debt | mas'nahiķêwin state of being in debt |
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| nimas'nahiķân I am in ... |
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| decade | mitâtaht askî means ten years |
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| decease | kî naķataskêw he/she had left this earth |
|
| pôni pimâtisô quit living |
| |
| pônip'mât'sô quit living |
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| deceased | difå? _____ * prefix used when talking about |
|
| _____pan suffix used when talking about |
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| December | Nîpâyamihâwipîsim midnight mass moon |
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| Nîpâyam'hâw'pîsim midnight mass moon |
| |
| Opawahcaķinasîsipîsim | | |
| decency | miyotâtisôwin do/does good things |
|
| miyotât'sôwin do/does good things |
| |
| decent | miyotâtisô he/she does good things |
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| miyotât'sô he/she does good things |
| |
| decept | cîsihâ means trick/cheat him/her |
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| decide | kîsiyihtam he/she has... finished thinking/pondering |
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| declare | oyasôwêw he/she ... [also means judge] |
|
| î tasôwît he/she declared |
| |
| decompose | misôwâtan not good anymore |
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| m'sôwâtan not good anymore |
| |
| decorate @ | wawîsîhâ | |
| wawîsihtâ | | |
| deep | timêw | |
| timiķonô ... snow |
| |
| deep breath | misi iskwatâmo | |
| deep freeze | ahkwaciķan that which freezes |
|
| Deep River | Kâ timîk Sîpî | |
| deer | apsimôsos | |
| apsimôsoshwak plural |
| |
| defend | nâtamowêw he/she ... him/her [sort of goes and gets or helps] |
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| deform | mâskisô he/she is ... not right |
|
| defraud | kayîsihâ cheat him/her |
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| kimoti steal |
| |
| delicious | wihkasin | |
| delicious @ | wihkicisô | |
| wihkic'sô | | |
| deliver | tohtatâ take him/her/it there |
|
| pîtâ ... here |
| |
| deliver @ | tohtahâ take him/her/it there |
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| pîsôwâ ... here |
| |
| pîciķâtêw ... here |
| |
| itohtatamowâ deliver to him |
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| demon | macimanitô | |
| maciman'tô | | |
| macâyis | | |
| demonstrate | wâpahtahamôwâ show him/her |
|
| wâpahtahamôwin demonstration |
| |
| Dene | cîpwayânô Cree version - people with pointed hoods |
|
| cîpwayânîmo to speak Dene |
| |
| cîpwayânîmô he speaks Dene |
| |
| denial | ânôwihtamôwin | |
| ân'wihtamôwin | | |
| î ânôwihta | | |
| î ân'wihta he/she ... |
| |
| dense | saķâwô a lot of bush - plantlife |
|
| dental clinic | mîpitôwiķamik | |
| mîpitôwiķamiķwa plural |
| |
| dentist | mîpitowînô | |
| deny | anôwihciķêwin denial |
|
| ân'wihciķêwin denial |
| |
| î ânôwihta he/she ... |
| |
| î ân'wihta he/she ... |
| |
| ânowihtam | | |
| depend | mamisîtotam he/she ... |
|
| mam'sîtotam he/she ... |
| |
| depot | naķêwin place where you/it/they stop |
|
| kâ pôsihk ohci where you get on from |
| |
| depressed | kâ m'wâcâyât he/she is ... sort of calm |
|
| kâmwâtisô | | |
| descend | nihtakosî get down |
|
| nihtahtawî | | |
| nihtakosêw he descends |
| |
| Deschambault Lake | Kimoshôm'pwatinahk | |
| describe | wihta tell |
|
| tân'si î isinâkosit how he/she looks |
| |
| tân'si î isinâķwan how it looks |
| |
| desire | aķâwâtam he/she ... |
|
| n'dawihtam he/she wants ... |
| |
| desire @ | aķâwâtâ he/she ... |
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| nitawiyimêw | | |
| n'dawîmêw | | |
| nitawihtam he/she wants ... |
| |
| kâwâtêw he adores her |
| |
| desk | masinahiķêwinahtik | |
| detatch @ | manipitêw | |
| man'pitêw | | |
| manipitam | | |
| man'pitam | | |
| detergent | l' sav??* | |
| sîpîķiniķan | | |
| sîpîķin'ķan | | |
| Detroit Red Wings | mihko tahtahkwanwak | |
| deuce | nîsos card |
|
| devil | macimanitô | |
| maciman'tô | | |
| macâyis | | |
| diabetes | sôķâwâspinêwin | |
| î sôķâwit he/she has ...[sugar] |
| |
| dialects | pah pîtos pîk'skwêwina different ways of talking/languages |
|
| diamonds | lî kârrô* as in cards |
|
| cipopîhiķan | | |
| diaper | l' brrayå* | |
| âsiyânahpison | | |
| diaphragm | kipahon midriff area |
|
| kipahona midriff area - plural |
| |
| diarrhea | kisôwaskatêwin he/she has ... |
|
| kisowaskatêw he/she has ... |
| |
| sâposhowin | | |
| die | nipi you ... |
|
| nipô he/she it ... |
| |
| pôni pimâtisô | | |
| nakataskêw | | |
| different | pîtos | |
| pah pîtos different things |
| |
| difficult | ayiman | |
| mâķohtâw tough time he/she has ... |
| |
| dig | mônaha ... it |
|
| dig @ | mônahwâ ... it |
|
| mônâtihkî ... a hole |
| |
| wâtihkî ... a hole |
| |
| dime | mitâtaht pîwâpiskos | |
| diminishing | âstamihk | |
| dinner/noon | amidzî* | |
| âpihtawiķîsiķâw | | |
| âpihtaw'ķîsiķâw | | |
| dip | kwâpaha | |
| dipper | l' diparr* | |
| kwâpahiķan | | |
| direction | isi to/towards adverb |
|
| kwayaskwâtisôwin | | |
| tântî isi which way |
| |
| dirt | la tårr* | |
| kaskitêw asiskî | | |
| asiskî | | |
| yîķaw | | |
| lakrrâs as dried dirt on neck |
| |
| dirty @ | wîpâtisô | |
| wîpât'sô | | |
| wîpâtan | | |
| wîphkwêw he/she has ... a dirty face |
| |
| wipisitêw he/she has ... dirty feet |
| |
| wîpicihcêw he/she has ... dirty hands |
| |
| disabled | mâskînôwak wîķôwa building (term) |
|
| disappear | namataķwan | |
| disappear @ | namatakosô | |
| namatak'sô | | |
| disappearing | î nahnamataķopayik he/she/it was disappearing |
|
| disappearing @ | î nahnamatiķopayit he/she/it was disappearing |
|
| disaster | mâyipêyowin | |
| mâyipayowin that which goes wrong |
| |
| disbelief | ânowihtamowin | |
| ân'wihtamowin | | |
| î ânowihta he/she ... |
| |
| discharge | mirrî* pus |
|
| discover | miskam means find |
|
| discover @ | miskawâw means find |
|
| miskamâsô finds for self |
| |
| disease | ahkosôwin | |
| ahk'sôwin | | |
| disentangle | âpihkonam | |
| disentangle @ | âpihkohô | |
| disgrace | nîpêwihôwin | |
| nîpêw'hôwin | | |
| disguise | ahci nâkosô he/she is ... |
|
| ahci nâk'sô he/she is ... |
| |
| pîtos î isnâkosit he looked different |
| |
| dish | l' zas'yet* | |
| oyâķan | | |
| kisîpiyâķanî wash dishes |
| |
| k'sîpiyâķanî wash dishes |
| |
| dishonest | kiyâskiskô he/she's a liar |
|
| kimotiskô thief |
| |
| wâkiso a crook |
| |
| wâk'sô a crook |
| |
| dishwasher | kisîpiyâķaniķan | |
| k'sîpiyâķan'ķan | | |
| dislike | paķwâtam he/she ... |
|
| dislike @ | paķwâtêw he/she ... |
|
| dismember | î kîskisa he/she ... |
|
| paskisam cut |
| |
| î ķîskatah knocked/chopped |
| |
| disobedient | sasîpihtam he/she is ... |
|
| sasîpihtawaķêw | | |
| disorder | âpotastêw it is in ... |
|
| âpocipiciķêw he made the place disorderly |
| |
| displace | wanastâw | |
| displace @ | wanahêw | |
| dispose | wîpinam | |
| dispose @ | wîpinêw | |
| dispute | kihkahtôwin | |
| kihkahtôwak they are in ... |
| |
| disrespect | pîwihciķêwin | |
| pîwihciķêw he/she shows ... |
| |
| distance | wahiyaw far |
|
| wah'yaw far |
| |
| kisôwâk close |
| |
| k'sôwâk close |
| |
| î matwî something in the distance - prefix |
| |
| matwî something in the distance - prefix |
| |
| anitî over there |
| |
| an'tî over there |
| |
| distant | pihcâw | |
| distinguish | nistawinawêw | |
| n'staw'nawêw | | |
| nistawinam he/she ... [recognizes] |
| |
| distract | wanâhâw he/she is ... |
|
| distressed | kaķwâtaķihtâw has a hard/tough time |
|
| dive | kôķêw he/she ... |
|
| kôķîpayin it ... [is lost] |
| |
| diver | kôķîwînô | |
| diverts | paskêw he ... from the trail |
|
| paskîcôwan water [flows off] |
| |
| divorce | wîpintôwin | |
| wîpinêw he/she did ... |
| |
| naķatêw he left her |
| |
| dizzy | kîskwiyâpamô he/she is ... |
|
| kîskwiyâp'mô he/she is ... |
| |
| do | itôta | |
| itôtamôwâ for him/her |
| |
| kipihtîn you hear |
| |
| kipihtîn cî you hear |
| |
| dock | âsoķan | |
| kapâwin | | |
| kapatînâsôwin | | |
| doctor | l' doktårr* | |
| maskihkîwînô | | |
| nâtawihâ treat him |
| |
| nâtawihêw he treats him |
| |
| document | kihci mas'nahiķan | |
| doe | nôsî ap'simôsos | |
| doesn't matter | poķwîsi | |
| dog | atim | |
| atimwak plural |
| |
| kisînôwatim old |
| |
| nitîm my |
| |
| oskânak female |
| |
| dogteam | otîma his/her - same as horse team |
|
| atimwa kâ tâpahwât he who ties dogs |
| |
| doll | l' katå?* | |
| awâsisihkân | | |
| awâs'ihkân | | |
| dollar | wâpis | |
| don't | kâwiya | |
| kây abbreviation |
| |
| kâwiya wihkâc don't ever |
| |
| kây wihkâc don't ever |
| |
| don't disrespect | kâwiya pîwihciķî | |
| kây pîwihciķî | | |
| donate | mîķi you ... |
|
| mîķô he/she gave |
| |
| done | êkosi | |
| nipôyon I'm done |
| |
| donkey | sôsowatim | |
| donut | l' donut* | |
| kâ pôshkosisit | | |
| kâ pôshk'so'sit | | |
| door | la pohrrt* | |
| iskwahtîm | | |
| dope | maci maskihkî bad medicine |
|
| dormitory | nipêwiķamik place for beds |
|
| nipâwiķamik place for sleep |
| |
| double | nîswastêw it's in two |
|
| nîswamô it's ... |
| |
| nîsôtêwak twins |
| |
| doubt | ânôwihta | |
| ân'wihta | | |
| ânôwihtam he/she ... it |
| |
| ân'wihtam he/she ... it |
| |
| dough | la pât* | |
| down | nihtakosî | |
| nihtahtawî [you] get down |
| |
| nihtacôwî climb ... |
| |
| down the lake | nâsipîtimihk | |
| nâs'pîtimihk | | |
| nâsipî you go down ... |
| |
| down/lower | capasis | |
| doze | nipâsô little sleep |
|
| nipâpayô he/she doze off |
| |
| kawihkwasô | | |
| draft | yawêw | |
| pihtiķwî yawêw there's a draft coming in |
| |
| drag | ocipita drag/pull |
|
| ocip'tam he/she ... |
| |
| drag @ | ocipitâ drag/pull |
|
| ocip'têw he/she ... |
| |
| dragonfly | côwîskanâpisîs | |
| côwîskanâp'sîs | | |
| drake | nâpîsip | |
| drama | tâskô tâpwî mîtawêwin making believe |
|
| isihciķêwin a doing |
| |
| draw/make | osihtâ | |
| tâpasinaha | | |
| draw/make @ | osîhâ | |
| tâpasinahwâ | | |
| drawer | ocipiciķan that which you pull |
|
| ocip'ciķan that which you pull |
| |
| dreadful | kostâtiķwan he/she it ... [dangerous] |
|
| dreadful @ | kostâtokisô | |
| kostâtok'sô | | |
| dream | opôwâtamôwin | |
| pôwâtam he/she ... |
| |
| î pôwâta he/she ... |
| |
| î powâtât dream of someone |
| |
| drenched | sîķanâpâwêw he/she is ... |
|
| dress | la rrop* | |
| iskwêwasâķay | | |
| pohtêyiwinisî up |
| |
| pohtêy'win'sî up |
| |
| dresser | lal'mwårr* | |
| nâhâwasciķan | | |
| aķociķan | | |
| dried | pâstêw it dried |
|
| î pâstîk | | |
| dried @ | pâsô | |
| drifting | pîwan ... snow |
|
| drill | payapahiķan | |
| payapahiķana plural |
| |
| payapaha ... a hole |
| |
| pôshkwaha ... a hole |
| |
| drink | minihkwî | |
| minihkwêw liquor - he/she is |
| |
| minahin give me a ... |
| |
| minahêw gives him/her |
| |
| drip | pahkiķawan | |
| drip @ | pahkiķawô | |
| drive | pamihciķî | |
| âsîpayi ... backwards |
| |
| driver | pamihciķîwînô | |
| drizzle | kimôwasin | |
| drop | kiciskina | |
| kic'skina | | |
| ka ķic'skinîn you'll ... |
| |
| drop @ | kiciskinâ | |
| kic'skinâ | | |
| ka ķic'skinâw you'll ... |
| |
| drowns | nistâpâwêw | |
| n'stâpâwêw | | |
| n'stâpâwahwêw he/she ... him/her |
| |
| î n'stâpâwahwât he/she ... him/her |
| |
| drugs | maci maskihkiya bad medicine |
|
| drum | mistik waskihk | |
| mistiķwaskihk | | |
| drunk | kîskwîpêw he/she is ... [sort of in a crazy state] |
|
| minihkwêw drinking |
| |
| drunkard | kîskwîpîs he/she who likes to be in a crazy state |
|
| dry | pâstêw he/she/it is ... |
|
| pâsiķêw he/she is drying |
| |
| dry @ | pâsô | |
| dry meat | pâstêwiyâs | |
| kahkîwâķwa | | |
| dryer | pâsiķêwâķan | |
| duck | sîsîp | |
| nâpîsip male |
| |
| nôsîsip female |
| |
| sîsîpisisak ducklings |
| |
| sîsîp'sisak ducklings |
| |
| dull | asahtin | |
| dumb | kîpâtisô he/she doesn't use very good judgement |
|
| kîpât'sô he/she doesn't use very good judgement |
| |
| dump | wîpin'ķêwin garbage ... |
|
| dung | miyi | |
| durable | mashkawâw it's strong |
|
| during | mîķwâc meanwhile |
|
| dust | la posyårr* | |
| maciķwanâs | | |
| dust pan | maciķwanâs oyâķan dust/dirt dish |
|
| dwarf | apiscînîs | |
| ap'scînîs | | |
| dwelling | wâskahiķan house |
|
| nîķiwâskahiķan my home/house home/house |
| |
| kîķiwâskahiķan your home/house |
| |
| dye | atisiķan | |
| at'siķan | | |
| î at'sa sî shavî* he/she dyed his/her hair |
| |
| î at'sa wîstaķaya he/she dyed his/her hair |
| |
| dying | ati nipô he/she is ... |
|
| dynamite | pahkishiķan | |
| pahk'shiķan | | |