How to Say “Help” in Cree

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naspāciho
To help (someone or something) in Cree is naspāciho.
naspāciho is a transitive verb used when you are providing assistance to another person or an object.
Meaning: transitive: provide assistance to (someone or something) (verb)

Did you know?

  • Because Cree is a polysynthetic language, a single word like naspāciho can be expanded with prefixes and suffixes to mean 'I will help you tomorrow' without needing separate words.
  • The structure of naspāciho changes significantly depending on who is being helped, as Cree verbs must indicate if the person helped is a family member or a stranger.
  • Cree has distinct verbs for 'helping' someone by doing something for them versus 'helping' someone by doing something alongside them.

Example conversation

Two friends are moving heavy boxes into a house.

  1. A

    naspāciho nōhkon!
    naspaciyo nohkon!
    Help me!
  2. B

    ēya, nēpīy.
    eya, nepiy.
    Yes, I will.
  3. A

    kīci-nōhkon nispāciho.
    kici-nohkon nispaciyo.
    Help the little one too.
  4. B

    ēya, nispāciho ōna.
    eya, nispaciyo ona.
    Yes, I'll help him.
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