Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Words

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ᒌᐦ N

chiih

preverb

past tense marker

marque du passé

Ex:

ᒌᐦ ᐱᒧᓯᓈᑎᐦᐧᐋᐤ (ᐱᐧᒫᐤ) ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐱᔮᔒᔥᐦ᙮

chiih pimusinaatihwaau (piwmaau) aniyaah piyaashiishh.

S/he threw a stone at the bird.

Elle/il a jeté une roche sur l'oiseau.

past tense (N:2 S:1)

passé (N:5 S:6)