ᐊᔨᐃᐧᓂᐢ ayiwinis [NI]

cloth bag or cloth for making clothes, ayiwinisekin (ni) (Plains Cree); cloth bag or cloth for making clothes, ayiwinisihkakanekin (ni) (Northern Cree); durable pair of pants, sohkekisiw (vii); a strong piece of cloth, sohkekin (ni) (Northern Cree); a strong piece of cloth, maskawekin (ni) (Plains Cree); slippery, even, sôskwekisiw (vii); something soft with padding, sôskwekan (vii); soft, yoskisiw (vii); soft, yoskahikan (ni); thick, kispakekisiw (vai); thick, kispakekin (ni); a special cloth used in sacred ceremonies, i.e.: in priests’ vestments, manitowekin (ni); a red cloth or material, mihkwekin (ni); the cloth is yellow, osâwekan (vii); yellow cloth, osâwekin (ni); a cotton cloth, pakowayanekin (ni); a single layer of cloth, peyakwekan (ni); it has a fine texture, i.e.: cloth, sanaskekan (vii); a fine texture cloth, sanaskekin (ni); the cloth is blue, sîpihkwekan (vii) (Northern Cree); the cloth is blue, sîpihkwâw (vii) (Plains Cree); a piece of blue cloth, sîpihkwekin (ni); smooth cloth, i.e.: velvet, sôskwekin (ni); it is made of smooth cloth, sôskwekisiw (vii); it is a strong cloth, i.e.: heavy canvas, maskawekiniwiw (vii) (Plains Cree); it is a strong cloth, i.e.: heavy canvas, sohkekan (vii) (Plains Cree); s/he puts clothes on her/him, postayiwinisahew (vta) (Plains Cree); s/he puts clothes on her/him, kikayiwinsahew (vta) (Northern Cree); s/he puts on her/his own clothes, postayiwinisew (vai) (Plains Cree); s/he puts on her/his own clothes, kikayiwinsew (vai) (Northern Cree)

Source: Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary English-Cree

Language: Cree