Kisâkihitin
Plains Cree
In Plains Cree "I love you" is Kisâkihitin. It is a single word built from the verb for loving someone.
Meaning: declaration of love (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The starting ki- stands for "you" and the ending -in marks "I", so one verb covers the whole sentence.
Is it said differently in some regions?
This is the Plains Cree form. The vowel marked with a circumflex is long.
Did you know?
- One word, kisâkihitin, does the work of the three English words "I love you".
Example conversation
Rae says goodbye to her sister Tina at a bus stop in Alberta.
- RaeKisâkihitin, nimis.I love you, my older sister.
- TinaKisâkihitin.I love you too.
