Neil Redcrow
Neil Redcrow is from Saddle Lake Cree Nation and a Cree language instructor through the Opaspiw Acimowin Society.
Neil has been a language learner himself for over ten years and now gives back as a language advocate and teaches online and in-person classes for beginner and intermediate Cree language learners.
This weekends theme is Parenting words :
Segment 1
miyō – kîkisêpâyâw – It is a good morning
kitatamiskâtin – I greet you ( root is atamiska wêw )
kahkiyaw – all, everything( everyone)
nīkān – first , for the first time
nitisiyihkâson- I am called this , my name is
onihcikiskwapiwinihk – Saddle lake, AB
ohci – from there
nīya – me , mine
māka – but
anohc – today , now, today
mīna – and , also
ê-ohpikiyân – i was raised , I grew up
amiskwaciy-wâskahikan – Edmonton ( literal translation : Beaver Hill House )
ê-wîkiyân – I live there
nitawâsisimak – my children
tahto-kîsikâw – every day
āstam – come here
āwas kīya – go away , you
nitohta – listen ( command / singlular )
nitohtamok – listen (all of you / plural )
kiyâmapi – sit still / be quiet ( command )
kâmwâtapi – sit still ( command )
mahti , kiya – please, you
kīyam – let it be , it’s alright , never mind
api – sit (command)
nitapin- I am sitting – Ni (t) api n ( T joiner to seperate vowels )
Segment 2
apik – you all sit ( plural command )
Kitayapin ? – Are you home
pētā – bring it ( command)
pōnitā – leave it alone ( command)
pōnihin – leave me alone
nakī- stop
mîcisow – eat (command)
Pē – pre-verb to “come and do something”
pē – micok – come and eat (all of you – plural)
Nitaw – preverb (pronounced ( N toh ) to “go and do something ” IE : Nitaw Micok
sometimes the Ni is droppped and you will just hear “Taw” Micisow
kitā – finish eating your food (command) , form of Kitāw , she or he eats or drinks all of something
mētawē – play (command)
wayawîtimihk – outside
Nitaw mētawē wayawîtimihk – Go play outside
Segment 3
kisâkihitin – I love you , ki sâkihi tin
kisâkihitinâwâw – I love you all ( plural )
miywâsin – it is good , it is beautiful
miyō – good
miyō kīsikāw – it is a good day
miyō – kīkisēpāyāw – it is a good morning
miyō – tipiskāw – it is a good evening
âhkamêyimo – persevere , keep on going
âhkamêyimok – ( pluralize ) – all of you persevere , all of you keep going
waniskâ – wake up (command)
waniskâk – you all wake up (plural)
nêhiyawak – Cree people ( plural )
kiyānaw – all of us (you included)
awâsisak – children
kâsîhkwê – wash your face (command)
kisîpêkâpitêho – brush your teeth
nahastâso – make your bed , arrange things for yourself now ( command)
wawêyî – get ready, get dressed, prepare yourself (command)
wawêyî wî – âyiman otê nîkân – get ready for the difficult future
miyâhkasikê – you smudge (command)
miyāhkasoso – to smudge yourself (the action of blessing with hands)
ocēhtowin – the act of kissing
ocēmin – kiss me
pē- ocēmin – come and kiss me
âkwaskitinin – hug me, put your arm around me (command)
kawisimo – go to bed ( command)
nitaw nipā – go to sleep
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