nêhiyaw
Plains Cree
editEtymology
editFrom historically reconstructed common Cree root *nêhiraw, cognate to Atikamekw nêhirawisiw, Swampy Cree nêhinawak, Woods Cree nīhithawak.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnêhiyaw anim (plural nêhiyawak, Syllabics ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ)
- Cree person
References
edit- 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