nêhiyaw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From historically reconstructed common Cree root *nêhiraw, cognate to Atikamekw nêhirawisiw, Swampy Cree nêhinawak, Woods Cree nīhithawak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈneː.hɪˌjʌw]
Hyphenation: nê‧hi‧yaw

Noun

nêhiyaw anim (plural nêhiyawak, Syllabics ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ)

Cree person

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 436

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