Cree phrase of the day

o napekasiwiniw. A soldier. A warrior.
taniwa o napekasiwiniw? Where is the soldier?
napekasiw! He acts like warrior!

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Cree phrase of the day

papeho. Wait
e papehoyan. I am waiting.
e papehitan. I am waiting for you.
ni papehon kinweyis. I wait a long time.
awina e papehat? Who are you waiting for?

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Cree word of the day

pwatisimowin. Sioux dancing.
pwasimo. A Sioux person.
pwasimowak. Sioux people.
e wi pwatosimowan. I am going to Sioux or pow wow dance.
e pwatisimonikecik. They are putting up a pow wow.
pwatisimotan. Let us pow wow.

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Cree phrase of the day

kimiwan. It is raining.

wikimiwan. It will rain.
sikipestaw. It is raining hard.
kakitowak. They are calling referring to the sound of thunder. Thunder is animate because in nehiyaw thought the sound of thunder is made by the piyesiwak, the thunderbirds.
wawaskototepayan. It is lighting up as in lightening during a storm.




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Cree song of the day

nanaskomatan iskwew. Let us thank the woman.
e kisewatisit kokahwimaw. The mother is kind.
e sewetakosit. She is watched over.
pimatesiwin kohpikitamakoyahk. She raises life for us.

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Cree phrase of the day

cahkatamawin acimowinis. Text me (a message). Literally "peck me a little story".
cahkataha. Peck it.
acimowin. A story.
ketisahimatan cahkatahikewinis. I will send you a (little) text.

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Cree value of the day

miyo opikinawasowin. Good child rearing.
opikinawaso! Verb meaning Raise the child!
e opikinawasoyan. I am raising children.
opikinawasiw. He or she raises children.
opikinawasotan. Let us raise children.

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Cree phrase of the day

nitatakakeyiten. I like it!
kitatakakitakosan. You sound great!
kitatakakinakosan. You look super!
kitatakakipiten. You did awesome!
e tatakakinakosiyan. I am looking awesome!

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Cree phrase of the day

maskikiy. Medicine = strength of the earth
maskaw askiy. The earth is strong.

e maskawisiyan. I am strong.
ki maskawisinaw. We are strong.
maskawisitan. Let us be strong.




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Cree value of the day

wicihitowin. Sharing or helping.
wicihin. Help me.
wicihitotan. Let us help each other.
e wicihitasowiyan. I am helping.

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Cree phrase of the day

kanewiyakiho. He comes from 4 directions.
kweme twin spirit
nikweme my twin spirit
kikweme your twin spirit

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Cree value of the day

kanaweyimikosowin. Protection.
e kanaweyimikosowiyan. I am protected.
kanaweyiman. Protect me.
kanaweyiminan. Protect us.

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Cree value of the day

wahkohtowin. Kinship
kakiyaw kikway e wahkohtaman. I am kin to all things.
kiya oma niwahkohmakan. You are my kin.

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Happy mother's day

nikawi nisahkihaw. I love my mother.
kakiyaw okawimawak nisahkihawak. I love all mothers.
okawimaw kisewatisiw. A mother is kind.

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Cree value of the day

Kisewatitatowin. Love.
e kisewatitatan. I love you.
e kisewatitawiyan. You love me.
e kisewatisit. He or she is loving.
kisewatitatotan. Let us love each other.

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Cree phrase of the day

ninanaskomon e pimatisiyan. I am grateful to be alive.

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Cree value of the day

tapahteyimowin. Humility.
e tapahteyimowiyaan. I am BEING humble.
e tapahteyimot. He or she is BEING humble.
e tapahteyimowiyan. You are BEING humble.

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Cree phrase of the day

ni sohke atoskan. I work hard.
ni pawaten. I dream it.
ni tapwe yakeyiten. I believe it.
ni tayan. I have it.

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