ᓅᒋᐦᐁᐤ nôcihew
(verb, transitive animate)
1
s/he busies h/self with h/, s/he works on h/
Examples
ᐊᐗ ᒫᑲ ᑳᓄᐎᑦ ᑮ ᐐᐦᑕᒪᐌᐤ ᐆᐦᐅ ᓅᐦᑌᔮᒧᐗ ᐙᐸᐦᑫ ᑭᒋ ᐯᒋ ᓅᒋᐦᐋᒋᒃ ᐆᐦᐅ ᐊᒥᔅᑾ᙮
And so Kânowit tells Nôhteyâmow that they will come to work on (harvesting) these beavers tomorrow.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
ᒨᔕᒃ ᒫᑲ ᐊᐗ ᐃᔅᑴᐤ ᓅᒋᐦᐁᐤ ᐊᒥᔅᑯᐗᔮᓇ ᐁ ᐹᔂᑦ᙮
This woman was always busy working at drying beaver pelts.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
synonympamîhkawew, pimîhkawew
2
s/he is after h/, s/he pursues h/
Examples
ᓃᔓ ᐱᐳᓐ ᒫᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᐦᒡ ᑲᑕ ᓅᒋᐦᐃᑯᐤ ᐆᐦᐅ ᐊᐌᔮᔒᔕ ᐊᐗ ᐊᐙᔑᔥ᙮
For two years this animal will pursue this child.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
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We also found mentions of 'nôcihew' in
nôcihtâw, nôcihew
nôcihtâw, nôcihew
nôcihtâw, nôcihew