nêhiyaw
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Plains Cree[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From historically reconstructed common Cree root *nêhiraw, cognate to Atikamekw nêhirawisiw, Swampy Cree nêhinawak, Woods Cree nīhithawak.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nêhiyaw 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