iyiniw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪ.jɪˌniw]
• Hyphenation: i‧yi‧niw

Noun

iyiniw anim (plural iyiniwak, Syllabics ᐃᔨᓂᐤ)

1. Indian
2. (in compounds) person, human

Derived terms

• kisêyiniw

 

See also

• ayîsiyiniw (“person”)

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 310