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ᐄᔨᑭᐹᐦᑖᐤ (iiyikipaahtaau)
[vai]
s/he walks with legs apart

ᐄᔨᑭᒥᓈᐦᑎᒄ (iiyikiminaahtikw)
[ni]
swamp red currant bush Ribes triste

ᐄᔨᑭᒥᓐᐦ (iiyikiminh)
[ni]
smooth red currants Ribes triste, literally 'frog berries'

ᐄᔨᑭᔅᑎᓯᒡ (iiyikistisich)
[na]
gloves

ᐄᔨᑭᔅᑳᒋᓯᐤ (iiyikiskaachisiu)
[vai]
it (anim, sheet-like) is wide

ᐄᔨᑭᔅᒋᓯᐤ (iiyikischisiu)
[vai]
it (anim) is wide

ᐄᔨᑭᔥᑭᒨ (iiyikishkimuu)
[vii]
it is wide (ex path) (also used for something attached onto something, ex. trimming, border)

ᐄᔨᑭᔥᑳᐤ (iiyikishkaau)
[vii]
it is wide

ᐄᔨᑭᔥᑳᐹᑭᓐ (iiyikishkaapaakin)
[vii]
it (string-like) is wide

ᐄᔨᑭᔥᑳᐹᒋᓯᐤ (iiyikishkaapaachisiu)
[vai]
it (anim, string-like) is wide

ᐄᔨᑭᔥᑳᑭᓐ (iiyikishkaakin)
[vii]
it (sheet-like) is wide

ᐄᔨᑭᔥᑳᔅᑯᓐ (iiyikishkaaskun)
[vii]
it (stick-like) is wide

ᐄᔨᑭᔥᑳᔅᑯᓯᐤ (iiyikishkaaskusiu)
[vai]
it (anim, stick-like) is wide

ᐄᔨᑭᔥᒑᒋᐧᐃᓐ (iiyikishchaachiwin)
[vii]
the rapids are wide

ᐄᔨᑭᔨᒥᐦᑖᐤ (iiyikiyimihtaau)
[vai+o]
s/he is used to doing it

ᐄᔨᑭᔮᐧᐄᐤ (iiyikiyaawiiu)
[vai]
s/he, it (anim) gains physical skill through repeated action

ᐄᔨᑭᔮᔮᔨᐦᑎᒻ (iiyikiyaayaayihtim)
[vti]
s/he is familiar with it, knowledgable, used to it

ᐄᔨᑭᔮᔮᔨᒫᐤ (iiyikiyaayaayimaau)
[vta]
s/he, it (anim) is used to, familiar with her/him, it (anim)

ᐄᔨᑯᐃᔥᑯᔑᐹᑎᒻ (iiyikuishkushipaatim)
[na]
black scoter duck Melanitta nigra

ᐄᔨᑯᐧᐃᔅᒑᓂᒻ (iiyikuwischaanim)
[vti]
s/he packs sand around the lower edge of the dwelling

ᐄᔨᑯᐱᔨᐤ (iiyikupiyiu)
[vii]
it clouds over

ᐄᔨᑯᑖᔥᑎᓐ (iiyikutaashtin)
[vii]
it is covered by blowing snow

ᐄᔨᑯᓂᓰᐧᐃᒡ (iiyikunisiiwich)
[vai]
the waves are rolling in

ᐄᔨᑯᓂᔅᑳᐤ (iiyikuniskaau)
[vii]
the covers on the top of the dwelling are high

ᐄᔨᑯᔅᑯᓐ (iiyikuskun)
[vii]
the sky is covered with clouds, it is overcast

ᐄᔨᑳᑎᒻ (iiyikaatim)
[vti]
s/he packs snow around the lower edge of the dwelling

ᐄᔨᑳᓂᐦᒡ (iiyikaanihch)
[p]
the outside of the dwelling where the snow has been piled around it

ᐄᔨᑳᓈᓯᐤ (iiyikaanaasiu)
[vai]
s/he is infected

ᐄᔨᒃ (iiyik)
[na]
frog

ᐄᔨᒋᓂᒻ (iiyichinim)
[vti]
s/he squeezes it out

ᐄᔨᒋᓈᐤ (iiyichinaau)
[vai]
s/he squeezes it (anim) out

ᐄᔨᒋᓈᔥᑭᐧᐋᐤ (iiyichinaashkiwaau)
[vta]
s/he goes to each one of them (anim)

ᐄᔨᒋᓈᔥᑭᒻ (iiyichinaashkim)
[vti]
s/he passes them one by one

ᐄᔨᒑᐤ (iiyichaau)
[vai]
s/he puts snow around the bottom of the dwelling

ᐄᔨᒥᓈᐦᑎᒄ (iiyiminaahtikw)
[ni]
blueberry bush Vaccinium sp

ᐄᔨᒥᓐᐦ (iiyiminh)
[ni]
blueberries Vaccinium sp.

ᐄᔨᒦᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ (iiyimiichiwaahp)
[ni]
teepee

ᐄᔨᒦᒋᒻ (iiyimiichim)
[ni]
country food, traditional Cree food

ᐄᔨᓯᓂᔅᒑᐤ (iiyisinischaau)
[vai]
s/he talks with her/his hands, sign language

ᐄᔨᔅᑰ (iiyiskuu)
[vii]
the appearance of clouds signal warm weather after a very cold spell

ᐄᔨᔅᒋᐦᒄ (iiyischihkw)
[ni]
copper pail

ᐄᔨᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ (iiyischisinh)
[ni]
moose, caribou hide moccasins

ᐄᔨᔅᒑᓂᒻ (iiyischaanim)
[vti]
s/he packs ground around the lower edge of the dwelling

ᐄᔨᔑᑉ (iiyiship)
[na]
any inland duck

ᐄᔨᔥᑯᑖᐤ (iiyishkutaau)
[ni]
open fire

ᐄᔨᔨᐅᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᒧᐧᐃᓐ (iiyiyiuwaayihtimuwin)
[ni]
Cree way of thinking

ᐄᔨᔨᐅᑖᔥᑎᒥᐦᐧᑳᓯᐤ (iiyiyiutaashtimihkwaasiu)
[na]
long-eared owl Asio otus

ᐄᔨᔨᐅᑭᒥᑯᔥ (iiyiyiukimikush)
[ni]
teepee

ᐄᔨᔨᐅᑭᒥᒄ (iiyiyiukimikw)
[ni]
aboriginal friendship centre

ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᐅᒌᔑᑳᒥᐧᐋᐤ (iiyiyiuch uchiishikaamiwaau)
[expression]
National Aboriginal Day
