Following up on Mary Cardinal’s terrific tongue-twister, here’s a collection of duck terms extracted from the online itwêwina dictionary, with a couple of extras provided by Solomon Ratt.
| SRO | syllabic | English |
|---|---|---|
| âhtahow | ᐋᐦᑕᐦᐅᐤ | fly to another place |
| amiskosip | ᐊᒥᐢᑯᓯᑊ | wood duck; literally: beaver duck |
| apiscisipis | ᐊᐱᐢᒋᓯᐱᐢ | teal duck |
| asêhâw | ᐊᓭᐦᐋᐤ | fly back, fly backwards |
| asêkocin | ᐊᓭᑯᒋᐣ | fly back, fly backwards, go backwards |
| atimihâw | ᐊᑎᒥᐦᐋᐤ | fly away |
| ayakaskikotêw | ᐊᔭᑲᐢᑭᑯᑌᐤ | have a broad nose; have a broad beak |
| ca-cahkacahikêsiw | ᒐᒐᐦᑲᒐᐦᐃᑫᓯᐤ | give little pecks with its beak |
| cahkataham | ᒐᐦᑲᑕᐦᐊᒼ | poke at s.t. with its beak; poke at s.t. with a stick ;; play bingo |
| cahkatahikêw | ᒐᐦᑲᑕᐦᐃᑫᐤ | poke at things with its beak; poke at things with a stick ;; play bingo |
| cahkatahwêw | ᒐᐦᑲᑕᐦᐍᐤ | poke s.o. with a beak or stick |
| cimikotêw | ᒋᒥᑯᑌᐤ | have a short nose; have a short beak |
| ispâhkêkocin | ᐃᐢᐹᐦᑫᑯᒋᐣ | fly up into the air |
| ispihâw | ᐃᐢᐱᐦᐋᐤ | fly there |
| ispîhtakotêw | ᐃᐢᐲᐦᑕᑯᑌᐤ | fly so far |
| itakocin | ᐃᑕᑯᒋᐣ | hang thus or there, be suspended thus or there; fly thus or there, travel |
| itakotêw | ᐃᑕᑯᑌᐤ | hang thither or thus; fly thither or thus |
| itiskwêkotêw | ᐃᑎᐢᑵᑯᑌᐤ | hang with head in such a position; fly with its head that way |
| iyinisip | ᐃᔨᓂᓯᑊ | mallard duck |
| iyinisipis | ᐃᔨᓂᓯᐱᐢ | mallard duckling |
| kâh-kwîwîstahâw | ᑳᐦᑹᐑᐢᑕᐦᐋᐤ | Kahkewistahaw; Cree chief, signatory to Treaty 4; literally: He Flies Encircling |
| kâhkâkîsip | ᑳᐦᑳᑮᓯᑊ | cormorant, crow duck |
| kâhkâkîsipis | ᑳᐦᑳᑮᓯᐱᐢ | young cormorant, young crow duck |
| kaskitêsip | ᑲᐢᑭᑌᓯᑊ | black duck |
| kînikwâyowêwisip | ᑮᓂᒁᔪᐍᐏᓯᑊ | spoonbill duck; pintail duck; literally: point-tailed duck |
| kinokotêw | ᑭᓄᑯᑌᐤ | have a long nose; have a long beak |
| kisîkocin | ᑭᓰᑯᒋᐣ | fly fast, speed along |
| kîwêhâw | ᑮᐍᐦᐋᐤ | fly back; fly home, go home by plane |
| mahkikotêw | ᒪᐦᑭᑯᑌᐤ | have a large nose; have a large beak |
| mihkostikwânêwisip | ᒥᐦᑯᐢᑎᒁᓀᐏᓯᑊ | red-headed duck |
| mikot | ᒥᑯᐟ | nose; beak |
| misi-sîsîp | ᒥᓯ ᓰᓰᑊ | large duck |
| misikwayawêwisip | ᒥᓯᑿᔭᐍᐏᓯᑊ | canvasback duck; literally: big-necked duck |
| mitahtahkwan | ᒥᑕᐦᑕᐦᑿᐣ | a wing |
| nâpêsip | ᓈᐯᓯᑊ | drake, male duck |
| nawakipayihow | ᓇᐘᑭᐸᔨᐦᐅᐤ | duck his/her own head, bend down quickly |
| nawataham | ᓇᐘᑕᐦᐊᒼ | hit s.t. in mid-air, as it flies by |
| nawatahwêw | ᓇᐘᑕᐦᐍᐤ | hit s.o. in mid-air, as it flies by |
| ńîkihcanakwêwisip | ńᐄᑭᐦᒐᓇᑵᐏᓯᑊ | blue wing duck |
| nôsêsip | ᓅᓭᓯᑊ | female duck |
| ôcinîwihêsiw | ᐆᒋᓃᐏᐦᐁᓯᐤ | duck hawk |
| ohpahow | ᐅᐦᐸᐦᐅᐤ | fly up, rise, fly away, fly from its perch |
| ohpihâw | ᐅᐦᐱᐦᐋᐤ | fly up |
| ohpwênam | ᐅᐦᐻᓇᒼ | make s.t. fly up |
| ohpwênêw | ᐅᐦᐻᓀᐤ | make s.o. fly up |
| ohtakocin | ᐅᐦᑕᑯᒋᐣ | fly from there, fall from there; arrive by water from there |
| okot | ᐅᑯᐟ | his/her nose, beak |
| osâwisip | ᐅᓵᐏᓯᑊ | brown duck, yellow duck [also used as a personal name] |
| oski-wâwi | ᐅᐢᑭ ᐚᐏ | fresh egg |
| otahtahkwan | ᐅᑕᐦᑕᐦᑿᐣ | his/her wing |
| owacistwaniw | ᐅᐘᒋᐢᑢᓂᐤ | have a nest |
| papâmihâmakan | ᐸᐹᒥᐦᐋᒪᑲᐣ | fly about |
| papâmihâw | ᐸᐹᒥᐦᐋᐤ | fly around, about |
| pâskaham | ᐹᐢᑲᐦᐊᒼ | break s.t. open, e.g., an egg |
| pâskâpatahwêw | ᐹᐢᑳᐸᑕᐦᐍᐤ | put out s.o.'s eye by stick or beak |
| pêcihâw | ᐯᒋᐦᐋᐤ | come flying, fly toward |
| pîhcihâw | ᐲᐦᒋᐦᐋᐤ | fly inside |
| pîhtokêhâw | ᐲᐦᑐᑫᐦᐋᐤ | fly in |
| pîhtokêkocin | ᐲᐦᑐᑫᑯᒋᐣ | fly in, fall in |
| pîhtokwêhâw | ᐲᐦᑐᑵᐦᐋᐤ | fly in |
| pîhtokwêkocin | ᐲᐦᑐᑵᑯᒋᐣ | fly inside, come flying inside |
| pîhtokwêpihâw | ᐲᐦᑐᑵᐱᐦᐋᐤ | fly inside, enter by flying |
| pimakocin | ᐱᒪᑯᒋᐣ | fly past; move along, go by; work, be in working order |
| pimakotêw | ᐱᒪᑯᑌᐤ | fly past; run along, operate, work, be in working order |
| pimihâmakan | ᐱᒥᐦᐋᒪᑲᐣ | fly |
| pimihâw | ᐱᒥᐦᐋᐤ | fly, fly along |
| sâpohâw | ᓵᐳᐦᐋᐤ | fly through a pane of glass; fly right past without stopping |
| sâpowêyawihow | ᓵᐳᐍᔭᐏᐦᐅᐤ | fly through the body |
| sêsêsiw | ᓭᓭᓯᐤ | snipe; snow snipe; long legged duck; yellow legs, plover; water bird |
| sihkihp | ᓯᐦᑭᐦᑊ | water hen, hell-diver, diver duck, coot |
| sîpâpayihow | ᓰᐹᐸᔨᐦᐅᐤ | duck under |
| sipwêkocin | ᓯᐻᑯᒋᐣ | fly off, depart flying; leave by water or air |
| sîsîp | ᓰᓰᑊ | duck |
| sîsîp-sâkahikanihk | ᓰᓰᑊ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ | Duck Lake, SK; literally: at duck lake |
| sîsîp-wâwi | ᓰᓰᑊ ᐚᐏ | duck egg |
| sîsîp-wâwi | ᓰᓰᑊ ᐚᐏ | duck egg |
| sîsîpak tohkiciskêwak | ᓰᓰᐸᐠ ᑐᐦᑭᒋᐢᑫᐘᐠ | ducks with their asses in the air |
| sîsipak tohkiciskêwi-mîcisowak | ᓰᓰᐸᐠ ᑐᐦᑭᒋᐢᑫᐏᒦᒋᓱᐘᐠ | ducks eating with their asses in the air |
| sîsîpasiniya | ᓰᓰᐸᓯᓂᔭ | duck shot |
| sîsîpi- | ᓰᓰᐱ | duck, pertaining to a duck |
| sîsîpi-mîcimâpoy | ᓰᓰᐱ ᒦᒋᒫᐳᕀ | duck soup |
| sîsîpi-pîway | ᓰᓰᐱ ᐲᐘᕀ | duck feathers, duck-down |
| sîsîpis | ᓰᓰᐱᐢ | small duck |
| sîsîpisis | ᓰᓰᐱᓯᐢ | duckling |
| takahkâciwasomêw | ᑕᑲᐦᑳᒋᐘᓱᒣᐤ | boil s.o. well, e.g., duck |
| takwâkisip | ᑕᒁᑭᓯᑊ | fall duck |
| tapahtakocin | ᑕᐸᐦᑕᑯᒋᐣ | fly low, hang low |
| taskamihâw | ᑕᐢᑲᒥᐦᐋᐤ | fly across |
| wacistwan | ᐘᒋᐢᑢᐣ | nest |
| wacistwanihkêw | ᐘᒋᐢᑢᓂᐦᑫᐤ | build a nest |
| wâhkos | ᐚᐦᑯᐢ | fish egg |
| wâkicânêw | ᐚᑭᒑᓀᐤ | have a curved nose or beak |
| wâsahacaskwêsiw | ᐚᓴᐦᐊᒐᐢᑵᓯᐤ | frog eater duck |
| wâsakâhâw | ᐚᓴᑳᐦᐋᐤ | soar around |
| wâsakâmêpihâw | ᐚᓴᑳᒣᐱᐦᐋᐤ | fly in a circle |
| wâskâkocin | ᐚᐢᑳᑯᒋᐣ | fly in a circle |
| wâwâhkânikana | ᐚᐚᐦᑳᓂᑲᓇ | crushed egg shell |
| wâwâkan | ᐚᐚᑲᐣ | egg shell |
| wâwâsakâpihâw | ᐚᐚᓴᑳᐱᐦᐋᐤ | fly in circles, circle overhead |
| wâwi | ᐚᐏ | egg |
| wâwis | ᐚᐏᐢ | small egg |
| wayawîhâw | ᐘᔭᐑᐦᐋᐤ | fly out; fly out of a cage, fly outside |
| wayawîkocin | ᐘᔭᐑᑯᒋᐣ | fly out |
| wayawîkotin | ᐘᔭᐑᑯᑎᐣ | fly out; be flung out |
| wâyinokotêw | ᐚᔨᓄᑯᑌᐤ | fly back, come back |
| wîmâhâw | ᐑᒫᐦᐋᐤ | fly by a detour |
| yîkihcanakwêwisip | ᔩᑭᐦᒐᓇᑵᐏᓯᑊ | blue wing duck |
