ᒥᔭᐋᓯᓐ
miyaasin
The English word "beautiful" is translated into Cree as ᒥᔭᐋᓯᓐ (miyaasin).
This adjective is used to describe something or someone that is attractive.
Meaning: attractive (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is miyaasin.
Did you know?
- The writing system used for ᒥᔭᐋᓯᓐ is called Syllabics, which was developed in the 19th century to allow Cree speakers to read and write their language more efficiently than with the Latin alphabet.
- Cree is an animacy-based language, meaning adjectives like ᒥᔭᐋᓯᓐ can change depending on whether the object being described is considered 'animate' or 'inanimate'.
- Cree is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single word like ᒥᔭᐋᓯᓐ can contain complex grammatical information that would require an entire sentence in English.
Examples in context
- ᒥᔭᐋᓯᓐ.miyaasin.She is beautiful.
Example conversation
Two friends are admiring a photograph.
- Aᑭᐣᐤ ᒥᔭᐋᓯᓐ ᐯᐣ ᐊᐣᐤᐣ.kinoo miyaasin wen wanon.You look beautiful in this picture.
- Bᑭᐣᐤ ᒧᐣᐤᐣ ᐣᐤᐣ.kinoo moon nun.Thank you very much.
- Aᐣᐤᐣ ᓂᐦᑯᐤ ᒥᔭᐋᓯᓐ ᒧᐣᐤᐣ.nun nihkoo miyaasin moon.My sister is also beautiful.
- Bᐌᐣ, ᒥᔭᐋᓯᓐ ᐯᐣ ᐌᐤᐣ.wen, miyaasin wen wan.Yes, she is beautiful.
