How to Say “You” in Cree

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ᑭᔭ
kiya
The Cree word for the subject pronoun "you" is ᑭᔭ (kiya).
ᑭᔭ is used as a subject pronoun to refer to the person being addressed.
Meaning: subject pronoun: the person being addressed (pron)

How do you pronounce it?

kiya

Did you know?

  • Cree is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single long word can contain the meaning of 'you' along with the action and the object.
  • The written form ᑭᔭ uses a syllabics system, a unique way of writing where each character represents a consonant and a vowel together.
  • The Cree language uses an animate and inanimate gender system, which affects how you describe the things 'you' are interacting with.

Example conversation

Two friends are greeting each other in the morning.

  1. A

    ᑕᓂᐴᐣ ᑭᔭ ᒫᔅᐪᐣ.
    Tânistân kiya mâsâwn.
    How are you doing?
  2. B

    ᓂᐅᐣ, ᑕᓂᐴᐣ ᑭᔭ?
    Nîsôw, tânistân kiya?
    I'm good, how about you?
  3. A

    ᓂᐅᐣ ᒫᔅᐪᐣ.
    Nîsôw mâsâwn.
    I'm doing well now.
  4. B

    ᐘᐎᐣ ᑭᔭ ᒫᑲᔅᐍᐣ.
    Wâpâm kiya mâkâsen.
    You are quick today.
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