| yacht | papâmâsêw ôsi sailing |
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| yachting | papâmâsêwin | |
| yahoo | sâķowêwin | |
| sâķowêw he/she yells ... |
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| yak | pisiskô aķâmaskihk ohci animal from across the world |
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| yam | sîwaskipatak | |
| sîwâskipwâwi | | |
| yank | sisiķocipita | |
| sisiķocip'ta | | |
| yankee | kihci mohkomânowînô literally big/great knife [sword] person |
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| yap | pâtwêwitam he/she yaps or tends to yap |
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| yard | pihcâyihk mîniķanihk inside the fence |
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| nitaskîm my land |
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| n'daskîm my land |
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| piyak tahkoskêwin measurement - literally one step |
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| nisto misit measurement - literally three step |
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| yardstick | tipahiķanahtik | |
| yarn | pîswiyâpî | |
| âcimowin story |
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| âtayohkêwin story |
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| yarrow | wâpanêwask | |
| yaw | paskêw | |
| yawn | tâwati | |
| tâwatô he/she yawns |
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| î tâwatit he/she is yawning |
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| yea | âha | |
| tâpwî sure |
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| year | piyak askî also means land/earth |
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| nîsosâp pîsim twelve months |
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| yearling | piponâskos | |
| yearly | tahto askî every year |
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| tahto pipon | | |
| piyaķwâw piyak askî once a year |
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| yearn | aķawâtamowin adore |
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| years old | (number) tahtipiponêw he/she is _____ years old |
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| mitâtaht tahtipiponêw ten years old |
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| yeast | ohpihkasiķan | |
| opîciķan cakes |
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| yell | tîpwî you ... |
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| tîpwâtâ yell at him/her |
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| yell(ing) | itîpwêw he/she is yelling |
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| î tahtîpwâtât he/she was yelling at him/her |
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| yellow | l? j??* | |
| wâposhâwisô | | |
| wâposhâwâw | | |
| oshâwisô | | |
| yellow @ | oshâwâw he/she/it is ... |
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| yellow fever | oshâwâspinêwin | |
| yellow jacket | âmôsis little bee |
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| yellowish | oshâwinâķwan | |
| oshâw'nâķwan | | |
| yelp | pihtâķopayô | |
| yen | sôniyâw | |
| yes | âha | |
| yes/sure | tâpwî | |
| yester year | awas nîpinohk | |
| nîpinohk dependent on season spoken about [last summer] |
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| yesterday | otâkosi | |
| awas otâkosi day before yesterday |
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| awas'tâkosi day before yesterday |
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| yet | mîskwa not yet |
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| mâķa conjunction same as but |
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| yet/still | kiyâpic | |
| k'yâpic | | |
| yew | mîtos aķâmaskihk ohci tree from across world |
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| yield | ta naķîsiyin to pause |
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| kâ ohpiķihtâhk [growing] - plants |
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| ohtisowin to get out of |
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| yodel | naķamowin singing/song |
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| yodeler | kâ naķamot he/she who sings |
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| yoga | sîsâwêwin exercising in general |
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| yogurt | tostoscwâs | |
| yoke | mistiķo l? kwalî* | |
| tâpiskâķan | | |
| yolk | kâ oshâwâk wâwi yellow egg |
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| yonder | anitî isi in that direction |
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| an'tî'si in that direction |
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| anita there |
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| an'ta there |
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| wahiyawîs a bit far |
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| wah'yawîs a bit far |
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| yore | kayâs long ago |
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| yore | kayahtî formerly |
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| you | kiya | |
| kîsta you too |
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| kîsta mîna you too |
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| kîstawâw you [plural] too |
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| young | oskâyiwô he/she is young |
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| ocicâmacîsis unborn animal young |
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| young man | oskinîķô | |
| young people | oskâyak | |
| young woman | oskinîkiskwêw | |
| oskinîk'skwêw | | |
| youngest | osîmisimâw ... in family |
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| youngster | oskâyis | |
| awâsis child |
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| your @ | tô...* | |
| ta...* | | |
| ki ... prefix - Cree is same for animate and inanimate |
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| your home | kîķi | |
| yours | kiya ohci from you |
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| kiya iyaķo that's yours |
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| yourself | kiya you |
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| piyaķo go/do by self |
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| kiya tipiyaw you alone |
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| yourselves | kiyawâw | |
| youth | oskâyak | |
| oskinîķowak young men |
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| oskinîkiskwîsak young women |
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| youthfulness | kâ oskâyowihk | |
| yoyo | mîtawâķan toy |
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| yule | Man'tô Oķîsiķâm | |
| yule tide | nîpâ ayamihâwin praying at night |
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| nîpâ'yam'hâwin praying at night |
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