ᓂᐱᐤ nipiw
(verb, animate intransitive)
s/he dies, s/he is dead
Examples
ᑮ ᑭᔅᑫᓕᐦᑕᒨᐸᓇᒃ ᐌᔥᑲᒡ ᐃᓕᓕᐗᒃ ᑭᒋ ᓂᐱᒋᒃ ᐁᔥᑾ᙮
The people knew long ago that they would eventually die.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
Etymology
Cognate of Anishinabe nibo and Meskwaki nepwa, from Proto-Algonquian *nepwa.
References
synonymkawišimow, pôni-pimâtisîw
74 results found
Some words starting with 'nipiw'
it (ground) is wet
it has wet fur
there is wet snow
its scales are wet
h/ hair is wet
1
there is water
2
it is wet
1
it produces water vapour
2
there is water vapour
there is an expanse of wet clay
it (string-like) is wet
it (string-like) is wet
it (string-like) is wet
it (string-like) is wet
it (mineral) is wet
it (mineral) is wet
h/ skin is wet
h/ skin is wet
1
(archaic) h/ footwear liners are wet
2
h/ socks are wet
it (ground) is wet
it (grass) is wet
it is a wet muskeg
h/ shoes are wet
it (stick-like) is wet
it (grass) is wet
it (stick-like) is wet
h/ mittens are wet
h/ hat is wet
its fur is wet
it (grain-like) is wet
it (sheet-like) is wet
it (sheet-like) is wet
it (flesh) is wet
of or pertaining to death
pertaining to water
death certificate
a barrel of keg for storing water
1
its snout is wet
2
h/ nose is wet
there is wet mud
h/ hands are wet