How to Say “Eagle” in Cree

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kîhew
The English word eagle is translated to Cree as kîhew.
kîhew is used to refer to any of the several large carnivorous birds belonging to the family Accipitridae.
Meaning: any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae (noun)

Did you know?

  • Because Cree is a polysynthetic language, a speaker can add various suffixes to kîhew to create a single word that describes an 'eagle flying towards the sun'.
  • In certain storytelling contexts, the eagle is treated as a person, meaning the language used to describe it may follow different grammatical rules than describing a common animal.
  • The eagle feather is often gifted to individuals in Cree communities to honor a great achievement or a act of bravery.

Example conversation

Two people are looking at the sky together.

  1. A

    Kîhew kâ-kî-wâpamâw!
    Kîhew kâ-kî-wâpamâw!
    Look, there is an eagle!
  2. B

    Kîhew ê-nî-wâpamâu.
    Kîhew ê-nî-wâpamâu.
    I want to see the eagle.
  3. A

    Kîhew kâ-kî-wihtâk.
    Kîhew kâ-kî-wihtâk.
    The eagle is very high.
  4. B

    Kîhew kâ-makîw.
    Kîhew kâ-makîw.
    It is a beautiful eagle.
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