Vocabulary Examples
Oji-Cree words are shown in both Oji-Cree syllabics and Saulteaux-Cree Roman (with the Hybrid Double Vowel Roman in parentheses). Along with the Oji-Cree words, for comparison, Swampy Cree in Western Syllabics and Salteaux-Cree Roman, and Northwestern Ojibwa in Eastern Ojibwe Syllabics and Saulteaux-Cree Roman (with Fiero Double Vowel Roman in parentheses) are also shown. Translations of the words are also given.
| Swampy Cree | Oji-Cree | Northwestern Ojibwa |
Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ᓂᔅᑭᐲᓯᒼ niski-pīsim |
ᓂᐦᑭᐲᐦᓯᒼ nihki-pīhsim (nihki-piisim) |
ᓂᐦᑭᑮᓯᐦᔅ nihki-kīsihs (niki-giizis) |
April lit. "Goose-Moon" |
| ᐃᓂᓂᐤ ininiw |
ᐃᓂᓂ inini (inini) |
ᐃᓂᓂ inini (inini) |
man |
| ᐃᓂᓂᐘᐠ ininiwak |
ᐃᓂᓂᐘᐠ ininiwak (ininiwak) |
ᐃᓂᓂᐗᒃ ininiwak (ininiwag) |
men |
| ᒫᐦᑲᐧ māhkwa |
ᒫᐦᒃ māhk (maahk) |
ᒫᓐᒃ mānk (maang) |
loon |
| ᒫᐦᑲᐧᐠ māhkwak |
ᒫᐦᑿᐠ māhkwak (maahkwak) |
ᒫᓐᑾᒃ mānkwak (maangwag) |
loons |
| ᒥᓯᑕ misita |
ᐅᓯᑕᐣ ositan (ositan ) |
ᐅᓯᑕᓐ ositan (ozidan) |
feet |
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