mîcisowin
The Cree word for 'eat' is mîcisowin.
This verb is used specifically to describe the act of eating a meal.
Meaning: eat a meal (verb)
Did you know?
- Cree is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single word like mîcisowin can be modified with prefixes and suffixes to express who is eating, what they are eating and for whom they are eating.
- While mîcisowin refers to eating a meal, Cree often uses different verbs to distinguish between eating something delicious, eating out of hunger, or even eating something medicinal.
- When talking about animals, a Cree speaker might use a different verb than mîcisowin to describe the act of consuming food.
Example conversation
Two people are deciding when to have dinner.
- Amîcisowin kî-mihtowin?micisowin ki-mihtowin?Were you waiting for a meal?
- BÊy, nî-mîcisowin.Ey, ni-micisowin.Yes, I want to eat.
- Amîcisowin ê-mîcisowin kî-wihtâsin.micisowin e-micisowin ki-wihtasin.You wanted to eat a meal.
- BKî-wihtâsin, kî-mîcisowin.Ki-wihtasin, ki-micisowin.I did, and I ate.
