tânisi
Plains Cree
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Etymology
From tân- (question marker) + isi (“thus, so, in a manner”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaːniˌsi/
- Hyphenation: tâ‧ni‧si
Adverb
tânisi (Syllabics ᑖᓂᓯ)
- how?
Interjection
tânisi (Syllabics ᑖᓂᓯ)
- hello!
- 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; Arok Wolvengrey (2008) How to Spell it in Cree (The Standard Roman Orthography), →ISBN, page 12