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sleep The act of sleeping
ᓂᐹᐃᐧᐣ
nipâwin
[NI]
a good sleep, miyohkwâmiwin (ni); they sleep together or many of them sleep together, mihcetohkwâmiwak (vta); two of them sleep together, nîsohkwâmiwak (vta); s/he is sleeping, nipâw (vta); s/he likes to sleep, nipâskiw (vai); s/he had to spend the night short of her/his destination, nohtehkwamiw (vai); s/he has a fitful sleep, pawinehkwâmiw (vai); s/he sleeps alone, peyakohkwamiw (vta); s/he sleeps soundly, pôsahkwâmiw (vai); they sleep together, wehpehtowak (vta); s/he sleeps with her/him, wehpemew (vta); the act of sleep, nipâwin (ni); s/he sleeps alone, peyakohkwamiw (vta)
Source: Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary English-Cree
Language: Cree
