Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Words

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ᐊᐧᐁᓂᐸᓐ S

awenipan

Coastal Côte

pro [indefinite,preterit ]

absent person, still expected to arrive (old term) (see awen)

quelqu'un, une personne absente, que l'on attend encore (ancien terme) (voir awen)

Ex:

ᐊᐧᐁᓂᐸᓐ ᐊᓂᔮ ᓂᔅᑌᔅ᙮

awenipan aniyaa nistes.

I wonder where my absent brother is.

Je me demande où est mon frère qui est absent.

absent (N:2 S:22)

someone (N:1 S:5)

absent (N:3 S:20)

quelqu'un ( S:3)