ᐁᐗᒀᓂᐦᐃ ewakwânihi
(focus) (archaic) (used to put the topic of the previous passage, thought, or conversation into focus)
1
(demonstrative, inanimate)
A
(plural)
those are..., those are the ones that…
B
(obviative, plural)
those are..., those are the ones that…
2
(demonstrative, animate) (obviative)
that is…, that is the one that…
those are..., those are the ones that…
Examples
ᐁᑯ ᐐᓚ ᐊᐗ ᓈᐯᐤ ᐙᐸᒣᐤ ᑭᓀᐱᑾ ᐁ ᐅᑌᔥᑲᓂᓕᒋ, ᐁᐗᒀᓂᐦᐃ ᒫᑲ ᑳ ᔒᐦᑭᒫᑦ ᑭᒋ ᓈᑕᑲᐦᐅᓕᑯᑦ᙮
This man then sees a horned snake, this one he urged to take him (across) to the shore.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
Etymology
Contraction of ewako anihi.
References
variantekwânihi