ᐚᐱᑿᓃᐏᓈᑿᐣ
wâpikwanîwinâkwan
The English word pink is translated into Cree as ᐚᐱᑿᓃᐏᓈᑿᐣ (wâpikwanîwinâkwan).
This adjective is used to describe a color that falls between red and white.
Meaning: colored/coloured between red and white (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
wâpikwanîwinâkwan
Did you know?
- In many Cree dialects, colors are not treated as static adjectives but as verbs that describe how an object 'shows' a certain color.
- In many Cree dialects, the word for 'pink' is more closely related to the word for 'blush' or 'flushed' than it is to a specific shade on a color wheel.
- Cree uses a 'polysynthetic' structure, meaning the word for 'pink' can be modified with prefixes and suffixes to change its meaning without adding separate words.
