nêhiyaw

From historically reconstructed common Cree root Proto-Algonquian *nêhiraw, cognate to Atikamekw nêhirawisiw, Swampy Cree nêhinawak, Woods Cree nīhithawak.

• IPA^(key): [ˈneː.hɪˌjʌw]
• Hyphenation: nê‧hi‧yaw

nêhiyaw anim (plural nêhiyawak, Syllabics ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ)

1. Cree person

• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, page 436