ᓲᑳᐤ
sookaaw
The Cree word for sugar is ᓲᑳᐤ (sookaaw).
ᓲᑳᐤ means sugar, the sweet substance from sugar cane or sugar beet that is used in food and drinks.
Meaning: sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
ᓲᑳᐤ is romanized as sookaaw.
Did you know?
- While ᓲᑳᐤ refers to refined sugar, Cree speakers use different terms for traditional sweeteners, such as those derived from the sap of maple or birch trees.
- In many Cree-speaking communities, the act of collecting tree sap for sweetness is not just a chore but a significant social event involving specific kinship duties and community rituals.
- The word sookaaw is a loanword, likely adapted from the English word 'sugar' or the French 'sucre'.
Example sentences for Cree are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Two people are preparing tea in a kitchen.
- Aᓲᑳᐤ ᒫᐣᐤᐤᐤᐤ?sukaw mannumnumnum?Do you have sugar?
- Bᐄ, ᒫᐣᐤᐤᐤᐤ.I, mannumnumnum.Yes, I do.
- Aᓲᑳᐤ ᒫᐣᐤᐤᐤᐤ ᐤᐤᐤᐤᐤᐤ.sukaw mannumnumnum.Please give me the sugar.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sugar” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
