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 Institution, page 437
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 308