ᐲᑯᐸᔪᐃᐧᐣ pîkopayowin [NI]

it broke or it is broken, pîkopayiw (vii or vai); it broke off by itself, kîskipayiw (vai); it broke right off, i.e.: a hammer or axe handle, kaskacitin (ni); s/he broke it off with her/his hands, kîskinew (vta); it broke once and for all, nâspicipikopayiw (vii); it all broke off, masaskopayiw (vii); it broke when it fell, i.e.: a wood product like a pencil, nâtwâhtin (vti); it broke in half, i.e.: a pencil or tree, nâtwâpayiw (vti); s/he breaks it apart with something heavy, i.e.: an axe, nâtwâham (vti); it broke when it fell, i.e.: a tree, nâtwâsin (vai); it broke apart, i.e.: rope, paskipayiw (vii or vai); it broke open on its own, pâskipayiw (vii or vai)

Source: Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary English-Cree

Language: Cree