ayîsiyiniw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *arehširenyiwa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˌʌ.jiːˈsɪ.jɪˌniw]
  • Hyphenation: a‧yî‧si‧yi‧niw

Noun

ayîsiyiniw anim (plural ayîsiyiniwak, Syllabics ᐊᔩᓯᔨᓂᐤ)

  1. person, human

See also

References
  • H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 437
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 308
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