Wednesday Word: Nîcîwâkan

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Nîcîwâkan - noun.

Nîcîwâkan is a Cree word for friend.

To hear the pronunciation along with four other Cree words, watch the video below!

Comments

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Lovely word :)

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Thanks! When I was perusing the Cree dictionary I noticed there were many words for friend or friendly. I went with the one I could find a pronunciation for.

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

And I’m hazarding a guess that the Cree vocabulary might be fine-tuned to recognize various nuances, flavors, and degrees of friendship.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks.

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!