nipiy

See also: nîpiy

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nepyi (“water”). Cognates include Ojibwe nibi and Unami mpi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /niˈpij/

Noun

nipiy inan (Syllabics ᓂᐱᕀ)

water

References

H. C. Wolfart (1996) , “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Washington: Smithsonian Institute, page 439

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