nâpêw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *na·pe·wa (“man, male”), from Proto-Algic *na·pe·gʷa (“male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːˈpew/

Noun

nâpêw anim (plural nâpêwak, Syllabics ᓈᐯᐤ)

1. man, male

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