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Cree Unit Four
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nohtâwiy | NA My Father |
| nikâwiy | NA My Mother |
| ninekihikwak | NA My Parents |
| nitâwâsimisak | NA My Adult Children |
| nicawâsimisak | NA My Little Children |
| nitânis | NA My Daughter |
| nikosis | NA My Son |
| nimosôm | NA My Grandfather |
| nôhkom | NA My Grandmother |
| nîtisânak | NA My Sisters and Brother (Siblings) |
| nisîmisak | NA My Younger Sisters and Brothers |
| nitôtem | NA My Friend |
| wîki | VAI To Live At |
| atoske | VAI To Work |
| itohte | VAI To Go |
| isîyihkâso | VAI To Be Named/Called |
| isîyihkâta | VTI To Name NI |
| isîyihkâs | VTA To Name NA |
| wâpam | VTA To See NA |
| wâpahta | VTI To See NI |
| nitaweyim | VTA To Want NA |
| nitaweyihta | VTI To Want NI |
| nistaweyim | VTA To Know Him/Her (NA) |
| pîkiskwâs | VTA To Talk To Him/Her (NA) |
| itwe | VTI To Say (It) NI |
| kîkwây | Part. What |
| tân'te | Part. Where |
| awîna | Part. Who |
| tân'spi | Part. When |
| tânehki | Part. Why |
| tân'sîyisi | Part. How |
| mâka | Part. But |
| ohci | Part. From, For, About |
| ekwa | Part. And, Now |
| ekosi | Part. So, That's It |
| wîpac | Part. Soon |
| wâhyaw | Part. Far Away |
| kihtwâm | Part. Again |
| mîywâsin | Expr, It Is Good |
| kihtwâm itwe | Expr. Say it Again |
| ka | Expr. Oh, Oh Yes (Indicates Agreement) |
| tân'si | Conversation Hello, How are You? |
| namoya nân'taw | Conversation I'm Fine |
| kîya mâka | Conversation And How About You? |
| Peyakwan | Conversation Just the same. |
| tânsesîyihkâsoyan | Conversation What is Your Name? |
| Lana nitisîyihkâson | Conversation My Name is Lana. |
| tân'te ohci kîya | Conversation Where Are You From? |
| wâhyaw ohci nîya | Conversation I am from Far Away. |
| awîna kohtâwiy | Conversation Who is your father? |
| John nohtâwiy | Conversation John is My Father. |
| ka | Conversation Oh. |
| Awîna kikâwiy | Conversation Who is your Mother? |
| Mary nikâwiy | Conversation Mary is My Mother. |
| kîya mâka awîniki kinekihikwak. | Conversation But how about you? Who are your parents? |
| Paul ekwa Edith ninekihikwak | Conversation. Paul and Edith are my parents. |
| tân'te ehatoskeyan | Conversation Where do you work? |
| ôtenâhk ehatoskeyân | Conversation I work in the city. |
| tân'te ewîtohteyan | Conversation Where are you Going? |
| ôtenâhk niwîtohtân | Conversation I am going to the city. |
| tân'spi ewîtohteyan ôtenâhk | Conversation When are you going to the city? |
| wîpac ewîtohteyân ôtenâhk | Conversation I'm going to the city soon. |