ᐊᓯᐢᑮᕀ asiskîy [NI]

close to the ground, cîkaskamik (vii); a large area of rough ground, mahmâyahcâw (vii); rough and uneven ground, mâyahcâw (vii); rocky ground, asiniwahcâw (vii); there is high ground, ispahcâw ; there is high, hard ground, ispatawohkâw (vii); the ground is frozen, âhkwatacâw (vii); right on the ground, astâskamik (ln); when something is ground, e.g.: meat, kasikopotahk kîkway (vti); solid ground, kistahcâw (vii); spongy ground, i.e.: dry muskeg, mâyaskamikâw (vii); s/he touches the ground or bottom in the water with her/his feet, misaskenam (vti); better ground, miyoskamikâw (vii); on the ground, mohcihk (ln); the ground is dry, pâhkwahcaw (vii); as the snow melts in the spring time the ground or earth begins to appear, pânâkohtew (vta); s/he misses touching the ground or bottom in the water with her/his feet, pataskenam (vti); rough ground, pîkwahcâw (vii); a soft, spongy piece of ground, pîswecâw (vii); an area of even and level ground, tahtakwahcâw (vii); it is level ground, tahtakwaskamikâw (vii); the ground has thawed, tihkahcâw (vii); an area of ground with many dips, wahwâyahcâw (vii); a dip in the ground, wâyahcâw (vii); s/he can barely touch the ground in deep water, yâwaskenam (vti); the ground is soft, yoskahcâw (vii)

Source: Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary English-Cree

Language: Cree