nêhiyaw

Plains Cree

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nêhiyaw anim (plural nêhiyawak, Syllabics ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ)

1. Cree person

References

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