ᐅᒫᒌᐤ
omâcîw
The Cree word for hunter is ᐅᒫᒌᐤ (omâcîw).
The term refers to a person who hunts animals.
Meaning: person who hunts animals (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is omâcîw.
Did you know?
- Because Cree is a polysynthetic language, a single word can often be expanded to mean 'the person who is currently hunting the elk' by adding small modifiers.
- The role of a ᐅᒫᒌᐤ often involves a spiritual relationship with the animals, where the hunter asks the animal for its spirit and permission to be taken.
- The term ᐅᒫᒌᐤ belongs to a linguistic family where words are often grouped by 'animacy', meaning the hunter and the hunted are grammatically linked in a way English does not track.
Examples in context
- ᓂᐦᑖᐤ ᐅᒫᒌᐤ.nihṭāw umākiw.The hunter is tired.
Example conversation
Two people are talking about a family member's skills.
- Aᑭᐣᐊᐤ ᐅᒫᒌᐤ ᓂᐤᐤ?kinīw ūmāᒌw nīw?Are you a hunter?
- Bᐋᐤ, ᓂᐣᐊᐤ ᐅᒫᒌᐤ ᓂᐤᐤ.āw, ninīw ūmāᒌw nīw.Yes, I am a hunter.
- Aᓂᐤᐤ ᐄᐤᐤᐤ ᒫᑲᐤ ᐅᒫᒌᐤ ᓂᐤᐤ.nīw īw māka ūmāᒌw nīw.That one is a good hunter.
- Bᐋᐤ, ᓂᐤᐤ ᐄᐤᐤᐤ ᒫᑲᐤ ᓂᐤᐤᐤ.āw, nīw īw māka nīw.Yes, he is very good.
