ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᐣ
kisiskâciwan
Saskatchewan in Cree is ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᐣ (kisiskâciwan).
This term is the name for the province in western Canada.
Meaning: Province in western Canada (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The name is derived from Cree words meaning 'swift flowing river'.
How do you pronounce it?
kisiskâciwan
Did you know?
- The syllabic script used to write ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᐣ was designed so that the shape of the character indicates the consonant and the orientation indicates the vowel.
- In many Indigenous languages, a name like ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᐣ functions more like a descriptive sentence than a static noun. Instead of saying 'the river is swift', the word itself becomes a single, flowing unit of meaning.
- The Cree writing system used for ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᐣ consists of syllabics, which were developed in the 19th century to allow for rapid literacy among indigenous peoples.
Example conversation
Two people are talking about where they are from.
- Aᑕᓂᐣ ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᐣ ᓂᐣᐣᐣ?tanî kisiskāciwan nīnān?Are you from Saskatchewan?
- Bᐄ, ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᐣ ᓂᐪᐣᐣᐣ.ē, kisiskāciwan nīnānYes, I am from Saskatchewan.
- Aᐣᐪᐣᐣᐣ ᐣᐪᐣᐣᐣ ᐣᐪᐣᐣᐣ.nīnān nīnān nīnānThat is wonderful.
- Bᒥᐣᐣᐣ ᐣᐪᐣᐣᐣ ᐣᐪᐣᐣᐣ.mīnān nīnān nīnānThank you very much.
