Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Words

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ᓃᑳᓂᔥᑯᐧᐁᐤ S

niikaanishkuweu

vta stem: uw/aw

s/he is leader, head of them (team, group)

il/elle est leur leader; il est le meneur, elle est la meneuse (équipe, groupe)

head (N:66 S:80)

leader (N:4 S:7)

leader (N:2 S:2)

meneur ( S:5)

ᐅᓯᑦ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐅᔫ ᐁ ᐋᐸᒋᐦᑖᑦ (N:346 S:453)
action by foot or body

-shkuweu (S) (final (vta)) ( S:201)
by foot or body

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ᓃᑳᓂᔥᑲᒻ niikaanishkam [vti]
S s/he is leader, head of it