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![Cree lesson of the week: wahwa! wahwa!](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/stories/2021-the-pulse/wahwa!.jpg)
Cree lesson of the week: wahwa!
This week's word is "wahwa!" which means "oh my!" in Cree.
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![Cree lesson of the week: namôya nân'taw, kiya mâka? namôya nân'taw, kiya mâka?](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/stories/2021-the-pulse/namo%CC%82ya%20na%CC%82n'taw%2C%20kiya%20ma%CC%82ka.jpg)
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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![Cree lesson of the week: tân'si, nitôtêmak tân'si, nitôtêmak](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/stories/2021-the-pulse/ta%CC%82n'si%2C%20nito%CC%82te%CC%82mak.jpg)
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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![Cree lesson of the week: ayisinîskâ 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](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/stories/2021-the-pulse/ayisinîskâ.jpg)
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 nâkatêýtâh](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/stories/2021-the-pulse/na%CC%82kate%CC%82y%CC%81ta%CC%82h.jpg)
Cree lesson of the week: nâkatêýtâh
This week's word is "nâkatêýtâh" which means "take care" in Cree.
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![Cree lesson of the week: sakaw Sakaw](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/stories/2021-the-pulse/sakaw.jpg)
Cree lesson of the week: sakaw
This week's word is "sakaw" which means "forest/bush/woods" in Cree.
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![Cree lesson of the week: kinawasôntin kinawasôntin](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/stories/2021-the-pulse/kinawaso%CC%82ntin.jpg)
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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![Cree lesson of the week: kisâkihitin kisâkihitin](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/stories/2021-the-pulse/kisa%CC%82kihitin.jpg)
Cree lesson of the week: kisâkihitin
This week's phrase is "kisâkihitin" which means "I love you" in Cree.
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![Cree lesson of the week: miyo otakosin Cree lesson of the week: miyo otakosin](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/stories/2021-the-pulse/miyo%20otakosin.jpg)
Cree lesson of the week: miyo otakosin
This week's phrase is "miyo otakosin" which means "good evening" in Cree.
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