tânisi

Plains Cree

Plains Cree phrasebook

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Etymology

From tân- (question marker) +‎ isi (“thus, so, in a manner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɑː.nɪˌsɪ]
• Hyphenation: tâ‧ni‧si

Adverb

tânisi (Syllabics ᑖᓂᓯ)

1. how?

Interjection

tânisi (Syllabics ᑖᓂᓯ)

1. hello!
2. how are you?

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 437
• Jean Okimâsis with Arok Wolvengrey (2008) How to Spell it in Cree (The Standard Roman Orthography)‎^[1] (in Plains Cree), →ISBN, page 12