ᑭᔨᐸ
kiyipa
To say "hurry up" in Cree, use ᑭᔨᐸ (kiyipa).
The verb ᑭᔨᐸ is used to instruct someone to go faster.
Meaning: go faster (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
kiyipa
Did you know?
- Cree uses a unique writing system called Syllabics, where the shape of the character ᑭ represents a consonant and its orientation determines the vowel.
- Because Cree is an polysynthetic language, a single word can often function as an entire English sentence, including the subject and the direction of the action.
- In many Cree communities, the way you issue a command like ᑭᔨᐸ is heavily influenced by the social hierarchy and your relationship with the person you are addressing.
Example conversation
Two friends are walking to a store.
- Aᑭᔨᐸ, ᐣᐩᐣᐩᐣ ᐣᐩᐣᐩᐣ!kijipa, ninninn ninninn!Hurry up, faster faster!
- Bᐄ, ᑭᐣᐣᐩᐣ!ā, kinninn!Yes, I am coming!
- Aᑭᐣᐣᐩᐣ ᒫᑲᐣ ᐣᐩᐣᐩᐣ.kinninn mākan ninninn.We are almost there.
- Bᐣᐩᐣᐩᐣ ᐣᐩᐣᐩᐣ.ninninn ninninn.I am going fast.
