ᑭᑲᐢᑫᔨᒥᑎᐣ
kikaskeyimitin
The English phrase "I miss you" is expressed in Cree as ᑭᑲᐢᑫᔨᒥᑎᐣ (kikaskeyimitin).
ᑭᑲᐢᑫᔨᒥᑎᐣ is used to express the sentiment of missing someone.
Meaning: I miss you (phrase)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is kikaskeyimitin.
Did you know?
- The word ᑭᑲᐢᑫᔨᒥᑎᐣ belongs to a language family where many words are 'animacy-based', meaning the version of 'miss' used depends on whether the person missed is considered a spiritually living being.
- The syllabic characters in ᑭᑲᐢᑫᔨᒥᑎᐣ are designed so that the orientation of the shape indicates the vowel sound, making the written form look like a series of geometric symbols.
- The Cree verb structure in ᑭᑲᐢᑫᔨᒥᑎᐣ is built on the concept of 'longing' or 'aching' for someone, rather than a simple mental state of 'missing' them.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking on the phone.
- Aᑕᓂᐢ, ᑭᑲᐢᑫᔨᒥᑎᐣ!Tânis, kikaskoyimitin!Hi, I miss you!
- Bᑭᑲᐢᑫᔨᒥᑎᐣ ᒫᑲᐣ!Kikaskoyimitin makan!I miss you too!
- Aᐊᑎᐣ ᓂᐜᐉ ᑭᑲᐢᑫᔨᒥᑎᐣ.Atin niiy kikaskoyimitin.I really miss you.
- Bᓂᐜᐉ ᑭᑲᐢᑫᔨᒥᑎᐣ ᒫᑲᐣ.Niiy kikaskoyimitin makan.I miss you too.
