ᑭᔮᒪᐱ
kiyâmapi
The English phrase "shut up" is translated into Cree as ᑭᔮᒪᐱ (kiyâmapi).
ᑭᔮᒪᐱ is used to command someone to stop talking.
Meaning: "Stop talking." (intj)
How do you pronounce it?
kiyâmapi
Did you know?
- The Cree syllabics used to write ᑭᔮᒪᐱ were developed in the 19th century and are designed to represent sounds rather than individual letters.
- Using ᑭᔮᒪᐱ with an elder or a person in authority would be considered extremely disrespectful and could be seen as a major social transgression in many Cree communities.
- Cree is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single word like ᑭᔮᒪᐱ can contain as much information as a whole English sentence.
Example conversation
Two friends are arguing about a movie.
- Aᐣᐤᐣᐤᐣ, ᓂᐣᐤᐣᐤᐣ ᐣᐤᐣᐤᐣ ᒫᑲᐣ!nununu, ninununu nununu mâkan!No, no, no, now!
- Bᑭᔮᒪᐱ!kîîmapi!Shut up!
- Aᐣᐤᐣᐤᐣ ᓂᐣᐤᐣᐤᐣ!nununu ninununu!I am not!
- Bᐣᐤᐣᐤᐣ ᒫᑲᐣ!nununu mâkan!Just stop now!
