mistâpêw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From misti- +‎ nâpêw (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪs.tɑːˌpeːw]
• Hyphenation: mis‧tâ‧pêw

Noun

mistâpêw anim (plural mistâpêwak, Syllabics ᒥᐢᑖᐯᐤ)

1. Augmentative of nâpêw

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 437
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 24