ᐚᐏ
wâwi
The Cree word for egg is ᐚᐏ (wâwi).
The term refers to the edible egg of a domestic fowl or the contents of such eggs when used as food.
Meaning: edible egg of a domestic fowl, the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
wâwi
Did you know?
- Cree is an animacy-based language, meaning that words like ᐚᐏ are categorized as either 'animate' or 'inanimate', which changes how verbs and adjectives are used around the word.
- The Cree syllabary used to write ᐚᐏ is a 'featural' system, where the rotation or orientation of the character changes the vowel sound attached to the consonant.
- The word ᐚᐏ is part of a language family that uses 'polysynthesis', meaning a single word can sometimes express an entire sentence in English.
Example conversation
Two people are preparing breakfast in a kitchen.
- Aᐚᐏ ᒧᐏᐣᐏᐣᐏᐣ.wii moyninnin.I want an egg.
- Bᐚᐏ ᐏᐏᐣ ᐁᐁᐏᐣ.wii iyin eeyin.The egg is here.
- Aᒥᐏᐣᐏᐣᐏᐣ ᐏᐏᐣᐏᐣ.miyninnin iyin.It is a good egg.
- Bᐁᐁ, ᐚᐏ ᒧᐏᐣᐏᐣᐏᐣ.ee, wii moyninnin.Yes, take the egg.
