ayîsiyiniw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *arehširenyiwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌʌ.jiːˈsɪ.jɪˌniw]
• Hyphenation: a‧yî‧si‧yi‧niw

Noun

ayîsiyiniw anim (plural ayîsiyiniwak, Syllabics ᐊᔩᓯᔨᓂᐤ)

1. person, human

See also

• iyiniw (“Indian”)

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 L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 308