Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Words

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ᐁᑳ ᐱᑎᒫ S

ekaa pitimaa

p [interjection ]

not now, wait, just a minute

pas maintenant! pas tout de suite! attends! attends un peu! juste une minute!

Ex:

ᐁᑳ ᐱᑎᒫ, ᒋᐧᐄ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᑎᓐ ᐧᐁᓯᓐ᙮

ekaa pitimaa, chiwii wiichihiitin wesin.

Wait, I want to help you.

Attends, je veux t'aider.

minute (N:1 S:3)

now (N:6 S:8)

wait (N:15 S:22)

attendre (N:21 S:29)

maintenant (N:4 S:8)

minute (N:1 S:3)

ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᐁ ᑯᔥᑯᐦᐄᐧᐁᐦᐧᑳᐤᐦ (N:15 S:53)
discourse interjections