Wild Animals in Plains Cree (Y-dialect)

List of wild animals in Canada in Plains Cree Y-dialect.

Animals – pisiskiwak


bear – maskwa


beaver – amisk


buffalo – paskwāwi-mostos


caribou – atihk


chipmunk – sāsākawāpiskos


coyote – mēscacākanis


deer – apisimōsos


elk – wāwāskēsiw


fisher – ocēk


fox – mahkēsīs


groundhog – winasakācīhp


lynx – pisiw


marten – wāpiscānis


mink – sākwēsiw


moose – mōswa


mouse – āpakosīs


muskrat – wacask


otter – nikik


porcupine – kākwa


rabbit – wāpos


skunk – sikāk


squirrel – anikwacās


weasel – sihkos


wolf – mahihkan


wolverine – kīhkwahāhkēw


Most of the Plains Cree spelling was taken from:

itwēwina Plains Cree Dictionary ⇑

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