kisêyiniw
Plains Cree
Etymology
From kisê- (“great”) + iyiniw (“Indian”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɪˈseː.jɪˌniw]
- Hyphenation: ki‧sê‧yi‧niw
Noun
kisêyiniw anim (plural kisêyiniwak, Syllabics ᑭᓭᔨᓂᐤ)
- old man
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1973), “Plains Cree: A grammatical study”, in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume 63, issue 5, Philadelphia, page 31
- 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