ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ
Cree
Algic (Algonquian)
Plains Cree is the largest Cree variety in the Algonquian family, written in the Canadian Aboriginal syllabics that missionary James Evans devised in 1840 at Norway House. The script is a featural abugida in which consonant glyphs are rotated to indicate vowels — a typological rarity. Cree is polysynthetic, and Plains Cree communities span Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Cree
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Algic (Algonquian)
| Meaning | Cree | Plains Cree | Atikamekw | Ojibwe | Menominee | Algonquin | Munsee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ᓂᐱᕀ /nipij/ | ᓂᐱᕀ /nipij/ | nipi /nipi/ | nibi /nibi/ | nepāew /nəpaːew/ | nibì /nɪbiː/ | mpíi /mbiː/ |
| Fire | ᐃᐢᑯᑌᐤ /iskoteːw/ | ᐃᐢᑯᑌᐤ /iskoteːw/ | ickote /iʃkote/ | ishkode /iʃkode/ | eskotēw /eskoteːw/ | ishkotè /ɪʃkɔteː/ | lúhsuw /luhsuw/ |
| Sun | ᐲᓯᒼ /piːsim/ | ᐲᓯᒼ /piːsim/ | pisimw /pisimʷ/ | giizis /ɡiːzis/ | kēsoq /keːsoʔ/ | kìzis /kiːzɪs/ | kíishux /kiːʃux/ |
| Moon | ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐏ ᐲᓯᒼ /tipiskaːwi piːsim/ | ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐃᐧᐲᓯᒼ /tipiskaːwi piːsim/ | tipiskaw pisim /tipiskaw pisim/ | dibik-giizis /dibik ɡiːzis/ | tepāhkēsoq /tepaːhkeːsoʔ/ | tibik-kìzis /tɪbɪkkiːzɪs/ | nipáhum /nipahum/ |
| Star | ᐊᒑᐦᑯᐢ /atʃaːhkos/ | ᐊᒑᐦᑯᐢ /acaːhkos/ | atcakoc /atʃakoʃ/ | anang /anaŋ/ | anaeq /anæʔ/ | anang /aˈnaŋ/ | alaánkw /alaːŋkʷ/ |
| Night | ᑎᐱᐢᐠ /tipisk/ | ᑎᐱᐢᐠ /tipisk/ | tipisko /tipisko/ | dibik /dibik/ | tepāhkeh /tepaːhkeh/ | tibik /tibik/ | piskeew /piskeːw/ |
| Rain | ᑭᒥᐘᐣ /kimiwan/ | ᑭᒥᐘᐣ /kimiwan/ | kimiwon /kimiwon/ | gimiwan /ɡimiwan/ | — | kimiwan /kimiwan/ | — |
| Snow | ᑰᓇ /koːna/ | ᑰᓇ /koːna/ | kon /kon/ | goon /ɡoːn/ | kōn /koːn/ | kòn /kɔːn/ | koon /koːn/ |
| Wind | ᔫᑎᐣ /joːtin/ | ᔫᑎᐣ /joːtin/ | rotin /ɾotin/ | noodin /noːdin/ | — | nòdin /nɔːdin/ | — |
| Earth | ᐊᓯᐢᑭᕀ /asiskij/ | ᐊᓯᐢᑭᕀ /asiskij/ | aski /aski/ | aki /aki/ | ahkēw /ahkeːw/ | aki /aki/ | — |
| Stone | ᐊᓯᓂᕀ /asinij/ | ᐊᓯᓂᕀ /asinij/ | asini /asini/ | asin /aˈsin/ | aqsan /aʔsan/ | asin /asin/ | asun /əsən/ |
| Mountain | ᐘᒋᕀ /watʃij/ | ᐘᒋᕀ /wacij/ | matinaw /matinaw/ | wajiw /wadʒiw/ | wacēw /watʃeːw/ | pikwadin /pikwadin/ | — |
| Sea | ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒥᕀ /kihtʃikamij/ | ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒥᕀ /kihcikamij/ | kitcikami /kitʃikami/ | gichigami /ɡitʃiɡami/ | kaeqcekam /kæʔtʃekam/ | kichigam /kitʃiɡam/ | — |
| Mother | ᓂᑲᐎᕀ /nikaːwij/ | ᓂᑳᐃᐧ /nikaːwij/ | okawi /okawi/ | nimaamaa /nimaːmaː/ | nekīah /nekiːah/ | ningà /nɪŋɡaː/ | nkáhees /ŋkaheːs/ |
| Father | ᓄᐦᑖᐎᕀ /noːhtaːwij/ | ᓅᐦᑖᐃᐧ /noːhtaːwij/ | otawi /otawi/ | indede /indede/ | nōhnāeh /noːhnaːeh/ | nòs /nɔːs/ | nóoxw /noːxw/ |
| Daughter | ᓂᑖᓂᐢ /nitaːnis/ | ᓂᑖᓂᐢ /nitaːnis/ | otanis /otaːnis/ | indaanis /indaːnis/ | — | — | — |
| I | ᓂᔭ /nija/ | ᓂᔭ /nija/ | nir /niɾ/ | niin /niːn/ | nenah /nɛnah/ | niin /niːn/ | nii /niː/ |
| You | ᑭᔭ /kija/ | ᑭᔭ /kija/ | kir /kiɾ/ | giin /ɡiːn/ | kenah /kɛnah/ | giin /ɡiːn/ | kii /kiː/ |
| We | ᑭᔭᓈᓇᐤ / ᓂᔭᓈᐣ /kijaːnaw / nijanaːn/ | ᑭᔭᓈᓇᐤ / ᓂᔭᓈᐣ /kijaːnaw / nijanaːn/ | kirano / ninan /kiɾano / ninan/ | giinawind / niinawind /ɡiːnawind / niːnawind/ | kenaq / nenaq /kɛnaʔ / nɛnaʔ/ | giinawind / niinawind /ɡiːnawind / niːnawind/ | kiilóona / niilóona /kiːloːna / niːloːna/ |
| Name | ᐏᐦᐅᐎᐣ /wiːhowin/ | ᐑᐦᐅᐏᐣ /wiːhowin/ | icinikatewin /iʃinikatewin/ | izhinikaazowin /iʒinikaːzowin/ | -esian /ɛsian/ | wiinzowin /wiːnzowin/ | wiinzuwaakan /wiːnzuwaːkan/ |
| Person | ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐤ /ajisijiniw/ | ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐤ /ajisijiniw/ | iriniw /iɾiniw/ | anishinaabe /aniʃinaːbe/ | — | — | — |
| Head | ᒥᐢᑎᒁᐣ /mistikwaːn/ | ᒥᐢᑎᒁᐣ /mistikwaːn/ | octikwaninan /oʃtikwaninan/ | oshtigwaan /oʃtiɡwaːn/ | — | oshtigwàn /ɔʃtiɡwaːn/ | — |
| Eye | ᒥᐢᑮᓯᐠ /miskiːsik/ | ᒥᐢᑮᓯᐠ /miskiːsik/ | ockicikonan /oʃkiʃikonan/ | oshkiinzhig /oʃkiːnʒiɡ/ | oskēsek /oskeːsek/ | oshkìnzhig /ɔʃkiːnʒɪɡ/ | wíikšiit /wiːkʃiːt/ |
| Ear | ᒥᐦᑕᐘᑲᕀ /mihtawakaj/ | ᒥᐦᑕᐘᑲᕀ /mihtawakaj/ | otokainan /otokainan/ | otawag /otawaɡ/ | — | otawag /ɔtawaɡ/ | — |
| Nose | ᒥᐢᑭᐘᐣ /miskiwan/ | ᒥᐢᑭᐘᐣ /miskiwan/ | okotinan /okotinan/ | ojaanzh /odʒaːnʒ/ | — | — | — |
| Mouth | ᒥᑑᐣ /mitoːn/ | ᒥᑑᐣ /mitoːn/ | otoninan /otoninan/ | odoon /odoːn/ | — | odòn /ɔdɔːn/ | — |
| Tooth | ᒦᐱᐟ /miːpit/ | ᒦᐱᐟ /miːpit/ | wipit /wipit/ | wiibid /wiːbid/ | wēpet /weːpet/ | wiibid /wiːbid/ | nipit /nipit/ |
| Tongue | ᒥᑌᔭᓂᕀ /miteːjanij/ | ᒥᑌᔭᓂᕀ /miteːjanij/ | oterininan /oteɾininan/ | denaniw /denaniw/ | tēnaniw /teːnaniw/ | apijan /apidʒan/ | wilanew /wilanew/ |
| Hand | ᒥᒋᐦᒋᕀ /mitʃihtʃij/ | ᒥᒋᒋᕀ /micicij/ | otcitcinan /otʃitʃinan/ | ninij /ninidʒ/ | onehkeh /onehkeh/ | ninj /nɪndʒ/ | mléelii /mleːliː/ |
| Foot | ᒥᓯᐟ /misit/ | ᒥᓯᐟ /misit/ | osit /osit/ | nizid /nizid/ | osēt /oseːt/ | ozid /ozid/ | nzíit /nziːt/ |
| Heart | ᒥᑌᐦ /miteːh/ | ᒥᑌᐦ /miteːh/ | otehinan /otehinan/ | odeʼ /odeʔ/ | otēh /oteːh/ | odè /ɔdeː/ | ulehyii /ulehjiː/ |
| Bone | ᒥᐢᑲᐣ /miskan/ | ᒥᐢᑲᐣ /miskan/ | oskaninan /oskaninan/ | okan /okan/ | ohkan /ohkan/ | okan /okan/ | wakan /wakan/ |
| Blood | ᒥᐦᑯ /mihko/ | ᒥᐦᑯ /mihko/ | miko /miko/ | miskwi /miskwi/ | meskoh /mɛskoh/ | miskwi /miskwi/ | mokw /mokʷ/ |
| Poop | ᒣᔨ /meːji/ | ᒣᔨ /meːji/ | mei /mej/ | moow /moːw/ | — | — | — |
| Love | ᓵᑭᐦᐃᐍᐏᐣ /saːkihiweːwin/ | ᓵᑭᐦᐃᐍᐃᐧᐣ /saːkihiweːwin/ | sakihiwewin /sakihiwewin/ | zaagiʼiwewin /zaːɡiʔiweːwin/ | kesāenemāew /kesaːenemaːew/ | sàgiʼà /saːɡiʔaː/ | ahóoluw /ahoːluw/ |
| Tree | ᒥᐢᑎᐠ /mistik/ | ᒥᐢᑎᐠ /mistik/ | mictikw /miʃtikʷ/ | mitig /mitiɡ/ | metekoh /metekoh/ | mitig /mɪtɪɡ/ | hìttuk /hitːuk/ |
| Dog | ᐊᑎᒼ /atim/ | ᐊᑎᒼ /atim/ | atimw /atimʷ/ | animosh /animoʃ/ | anēm /aneːm/ | animosh /anɪmɔʃ/ | mwáakaneew /mwaːkaneːw/ |
| Cat | ᒥᓅᐢ /minoːs/ | ᒥᓅᐢ /minoːs/ | minoc /minoʃ/ | gaazhagens /ɡaːʒaɡens/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | póshiis /poʃiːs/ |
| Fish | ᑭᓄᓭᐤ /kinoseːw/ | ᑭᓄᓭᐤ /kinoseːw/ | names /names/ | giigoonh /ɡiːɡõː/ | namēs /nameːs/ | kikons /kiɡons/ | names /names/ |
| Bird | ᐱᔦᓰᐢ /pijeːsiːs/ | ᐱᔦᓰᐢ /pijeːsiːs/ | pirecic /piɾeʃiʃ/ | bineshiinh /bineʃĩː/ | — | — | awehléeshoosh /awehleːʃoːʃ/ |
| Butterfly | ᑲᒫᒪᐠ /kamaːmak/ | ᑲᒫᒪᑯᐢ /kamaːmakos/ | kwakwapito /kwakwapito/ | memengwaa /memeŋɡwaː/ | mīmīkwǣw /miːmiːkwæːw/ | — | — |
| Egg | ᐚᐎ /waːwi/ | ᐚᐏ /waːwi/ | waw /waw/ | waawan /waːwan/ | — | — | wáhwal /wahwal/ |
| Bear | ᒪᐢᑿ /maskwa/ | ᒪᐢᑿ /maskwa/ | masko /masko/ | makwa /makwa/ | awǣhsaeh /awæːhsæh/ | makwa /makwa/ | maxkw /maxkʷ/ |
| Horse | ᒥᐢᑕᑎᒼ /mistatim/ | ᒥᐢᑕᑎᒼ /mistatim/ | atikw /atikʷ/ | bebezhigooganzhii /bebeʒiɡoːɡanʒiː/ | — | pejòshkwe /peʒɔːʃkʷe/ | — |
| House | ᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ /waːskahikan/ | ᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ /waːskahikan/ | mikiwam /mikiwam/ | wiigiwaam /wiːɡiwaːm/ | wīkewam /wiːkewam/ | wàkàigan /waːkaːiɡan/ | wíikwam /wiːkwam/ |
| Milk | ᑐᐦᑑᓵᐳᕀ /tohtoːsaːpoj/ | ᑐᐦᑑᓵᐳᕀ /tohtoːsaːpoj/ | tcotcocanapo /tʃotʃoʃanapo/ | doodooshaaboo /doːdoːʃaːboː/ | — | tòdòshànàbò /tɔːdɔːʃaːnaːbɔː/ | — |
| Honey | ᐋᒨᓰᐦᒋᑲᐣ /aːmoːsiːhtʃikan/ | ᐋᒧᐤ ᒣᔨ /aːmow meːji/ | amo naminas /amo naminas/ | aamoo-ziinzibaakwad /aːmoː ziːnzibaːkwad/ | — | àmòsizibàkwad /aːmɔːsizibaːkwad/ | — |
| Salt | ᓰᐑᐦᑖᑲᐣ /siːwiːhtaːkan/ | ᓰᐑᐦᑖᑲᐣ /siːwiːhtaːkan/ | ciwotakan /ʃiwotakan/ | zhiiwitaagan /ʒiːwitaːɡan/ | sēwehtākan /seːwehtaːkan/ | shìwitàgan /ʃiːwitaːɡan/ | shíiwang /ʃiːwaŋ/ |
| Wine | ᓲᒥᓈᐳᕀ /soːminaːpoj/ | ᓲᒥᓈᐳᕀ /soːminaːpoj/ | minicapo /miniʃapo/ | mazhoominaaboo /maʒoːminaːboː/ | — | — | — |
| Rice | ᐚᐸᔫᒥᐣ /waːpajoːmin/ | ᐚᐸᔫᒥᐣ /waːpajoːmin/ | miromin /miɾomin/ | waabi-manoomin /waːbi manoːmin/ | manōmaeh /manoːmæh/ | — | — |
| Chocolate | ᒪᐢᑭᐦᑮᐢ /maskihkiːs/ | ᒪᐢᑭᐦᑮᐢ /maskihkiːs/ | kokocimiko /kokoʃimiko/ | — | — | — | — |
| Iron | ᐲᐚᐱᐢᐠ /piːwaːpisk/ | ᐲᐚᐱᐢᐠ /piːwaːpisk/ | piwapiskw /piwapiskʷ/ | biiwaabik /biːˈwaːbik/ | — | pìwàbik /piːwaːbik/ | — |
| Wheel | ᐅᑎᐦᑎᐱᐸᔨᐤ /otihtipipajiw/ | ᑎᐦᑎᐱᐸᔩᐢ /tihtipipajiːs/ | toro /toɾo/ | detibised /detibised/ | — | — | — |
| Silk | ᓭᓂᐹᓀᑭᐣ /seːnipaːneːkin/ | ᓭᓂᐹᓀᑭᐣ /seːnipaːneːkin/ | taripanekin /taɾipanekin/ | zenibaawegin /zenibaːweɡin/ | — | — | — |
| Book | ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ /masinahikan/ | ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ /masinahikan/ | masinahikan /masinahikan/ | mazinaʼigan /mazinaʔiɡan/ | masēnahekan /maseːnahekan/ | mazinahigan /mazinahiɡan/ | — |
| Eat | ᒦᒋᓱᐤ /miːtʃisow/ | ᒨᐍᐤ /moːweːw/ | mitciso /mitʃiso/ | wiisini /wiːsini/ | mīcew /miːtʃew/ | wìsini /wiːsɪni/ | mit /mit/ |
| Drink | ᒥᓂᐦᐠᐌᐤ /minihkweːw/ | ᒥᓂᐦᑴᐤ /minihkweːw/ | minikwew /minikwew/ | minikwe /minikwe/ | menew /menew/ | minikwe /mɪnɪkwe/ | mneew /mneew/ |
| Sleep | ᓂᐹᐤ /nipaːw/ | ᓂᐹᐤ /nipaːw/ | nipaw /nipaw/ | nibaa /nibaː/ | nepāw /nepaːw/ | nibà /nibaː/ | — |
| One | ᐯᔭᐠ /peːjak/ | ᐯᔭᐠ /peːjak/ | peikw /pejkʷ/ | bezhig /beʒiɡ/ | nekot /nekot/ | pejig /peʒɪɡ/ | ngwútii /ŋɡwutiː/ |
| Two | ᓃᓱ /niːso/ | ᓃᓱ /niːso/ | nicw /niʃʷ/ | niizh /niːʒ/ | nīs /niːs/ | niizh /niːʒ/ | niisha /niːʃa/ |
| Three | ᓂᐢᑐ /nisto/ | ᓂᐢᑐ /nisto/ | nicto /niʃto/ | niswi /niswi/ | nɛʔniw /nɛʔniw/ | nisin /nisin/ | nxáh /nxaːh/ |
| Four | ᓀᐓ /neːwo/ | ᓀᐓ /neːwo/ | new /new/ | niiwin /niːwin/ | nīw /niːw/ | niwin /niwin/ | néewa /neːwa/ |
| Five | ᓂᔮᓇᐣ /nijaːnan/ | ᓂᔮᓇᐣ /niːjaːnan/ | niaran /niaɾan/ | naanan /naːnan/ | nyānan /njaːnan/ | naanan /naːnan/ | náalan /naːlan/ |
| Hundred | ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ /mitaːtahtomitanaw/ | ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ /mitaːtahtomitanaw/ | mitato mitana /mitato mitana/ | ingodwaak /inɡodwaːk/ | — | — | nkwətaːpóxkə /nkwətaːpoxkə/ |
| Hello | ᑖᓂᓯ /taːnisi/ | ᑖᓂᓯ /taːnisi/ | kwei /kwej/ | boozhoo /boːʒoː/ | posoh /posoh/ | Kwe /kwe/ | hé /heː/ |
| Thank you | ᑭᓇᓈᐢᑯᒥᑎᐣ /kinanaːskomitin/ | ᐦᐊᕀ ᐦᐊᕀ /haj haj/ | mikwetc /mikwetʃ/ | miigwech /miːɡʷetʃ/ | wāēwāēnen /waːeːwaːeːnen/ | Migwech /mɪɡwetʃ/ | wanìshi /waniʃi/ |
| Good | ᒥᔫ /mijoː/ | ᒥᔼᓯᐣ /mijwaːsin/ | mirwacin /miɾwaʃin/ | mino /mino/ | menwāewen /menwaːewen/ | mino /mɪnɔ/ | weltóok /weltoːk/ |
| New | ᐅᐢᑳᔨ /oskaːji/ | ᐅᐢᑳᔨ /oskaːji/ | ocki /oʃki/ | oshki /oʃki/ | — | oshki /ɔʃki/ | — |
| Red | ᒥᐦᒁᐤ /mihkwaːw/ | ᒥᐦᒁᐤ /mihkwaːw/ | mikwaw /mikwaw/ | miskwaa /miskwaː/ | mɛhkon /mɛhkon/ | miskwa /miskwa/ | maxkeew /maxkeːw/ |
| White | ᐚᐱᐢᑳᐤ /waːpiskaːw/ | ᐚᐱᐢᑳᐤ /waːpiskaːw/ | wapaw /wapaw/ | waabishkaa /waːbiʃkaː/ | — | wàbà /waːbaː/ | waapeew /waːpeːw/ |
| Black | ᑲᐢᑭᑌᐚᐤ /kaskiteːwaːw/ | ᑲᐢᑭᑌᐚᐤ /kaskiteːwaːw/ | makatewaw /makatewaw/ | makadewaa /makadewaː/ | — | makadewà /makadewaː/ | — |
| Green | ᐊᐢᑭᐦᑕᒁᐤ /askihtakwaːw/ | ᐊᐢᑭᐦᑕᒁᐤ /askihtakwaːw/ | ocawackwaw /oʃawaʃkwaw/ | ozhaawashkwaa /oʒaːwaʃkwaː/ | — | ozhàwashkwà /ɔʒaːwaʃkwaː/ | — |
| Blue | ᓰᐱᐦᒁᐤ /siːpihkwaːw/ | ᓰᐱᐦᒁᐤ /siːpihkwaːw/ | — | ozhaawashkwaa /oʒaːwaʃkwaː/ | — | — | — |
| Tea | ᓂᐦᑎᕀ /nihtij/ | ᓂᐦᑎᕀ /nihtij/ | nipicwapo /nipiʃwapo/ | aniibiish /aniːbiːʃ/ | — | — | — |
| Coffee | ᐱᐦᑲᐦᑌᐚᐳᕀ /pihkahteːwaːpoj/ | ᐱᐦᑲᐦᑌᐚᐳᕀ /pihkahteːwaːpoj/ | kapi /kapi/ | makade-mashkikiwaaboo /makade maʃkikiwaːboː/ | — | — | — |
| Sugar | ᓰᐏᓂᑲᐣ /siːwinikan/ | ᓰᐏᓂᑲᐣ /siːwinikan/ | — | ziinzibaakwad /ziːnzibaːkwad/ | — | — | — |
| Orange | ᐅᓵᐚᐢ /osaːwaːs/ | ᐅᓵᐚᐢ /osaːwaːs/ | — | wezaawiminagizid /wezaːwiminaɡizid/ | — | — | — |
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