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A man stands in a program room, pointing both his fingers to his left.
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Cree language classes go beyond words

On a recent evening, Les Skinner stood before students in the program room at the Highlands branch of the Edmonton Public Library. He put his hands over the left side of his chest, using Cree sign language to signal the nêhiyawêwin word for grandma.

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wahwa!
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Cree lesson of the week: wahwa!

This week's word is "wahwa!" which means "oh my!" in Cree.

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namôya nân'taw, kiya mâka?
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Cree lesson of the week: namôya nân'taw, kiya mâka?

This week's phrase is "namôya nân'taw, kiya mâka?" which means "fine, and you?" in Cree.

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tân'si, nitôtêmak
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Cree lesson of the week: tân'si, nitôtêmak

This week's phrase is "tân'si, nitôtêmak" which means "How are you, my friends?" in Cree.

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A Cree word — ayisinîskâ — in green type on a yellow background, followed by the same word in Cree syllabics, and the definition in white type: The place where people live
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Cree lesson of the week: ayisinîskâ

Learn how to say "the place where people are" in Cree, courtesy of Naheyawin.

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Cree lesson of the week: nâkatêýtâh

This week's word is "nâkatêýtâh" which means "take care" in Cree.

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Sakaw
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Cree lesson of the week: sakaw

This week's word is "sakaw" which means "forest/bush/woods" in Cree.

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kinawasôntin
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Cree lesson of the week: kinawasôntin

This week's word is "kinawasôntin" which means "I have chosen/elected you" in Cree.

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kisâkihitin
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Cree lesson of the week: kisâkihitin

This week's phrase is "kisâkihitin" which means "I love you" in Cree.

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