ᒥᐢᑲᐧᒥᕀ miskwamiy [NA]

there is ice, miskwamiwiw (vai); it is frozen or it freezes, âhkwatin (vti); the ice is thick, kispakatin (vai); broken and refrozen ice, akoyesikwâw (vai); the ice is well frozen even or smooth, miyosikwâw (vii); the ice is badly frozen or rough, mayisikwâw (vii); the ice is rough, piskosikwâw (vii); ice breaks up in spring, âskawew (vta); honeycombed ice, i.e.: rough ice which is usually formed during the spring break-up, pîkwacipayiw (vai); there are holes that formed in the ice in spring, pîkwataskawew (vta); ice gets thin, papakiskwatin (vai); it is lumpy ice, piskosikwâw (vii); the ice is slippery, sôskosikwâw (vii); there is a crack in the ice, tâskisikopayiw (vai); there is an opening on the ice, tâskisikwâw (vii); the ice is clear, wâsesikwâw (vii)

Source: Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary English-Cree

Language: Cree