| th-dialect | n-dialect | y-dialect |
|---|---|---|
| mitho-ithiniw-kîsikanisik | mino-ininiw-kîsikanisik | miyo-iyiniw-kîsikanisik |
| ᒥᖪ ᐃðᐦᐃᓂᐤ ᑮᓯᑲᓂᓯᐠ | ᒥᓄ ᐃᓂᓂᐤ ᑮᓯᑲᓂᓯᐠ | ᒥᔪ ᐃᔨᓂᐤ ᑮᓯᑲᓂᓯᐠ |
A collection of the traditional Cree terms for Cree groups and their neighbours – though through 21st century enlightenment – and decolonization – we try to honour our neighbours by using the names they prefer for themselves!
| SRO | Syllabic | English |
|---|---|---|
| nēhiyawak | ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐘᐠ | Cree people (y-dialect speakers) |
| ininiwak | ᐃᓂᓂᐘᐠ | Cree people (n-dialect speakers) |
| nîhithiwak | ᓃᐦᐃtᐦᐃᐘᐠ | Cree people (th-dialect speakers) |
| asiniskāniwak | ᐊᓯᓂᐢᑳᓂᐘᐠ | Rock Cree |
| maskīkoniwak | ᒪᐢᑮᑯᓂᐘᐠ | People of the muskeg, often known as Swampy Cree |
| nahkawiyiniwak | ᓇᐦᑲᐏᔨᓂᐘᐠ | Saulteaux people |
| anishināpiyiniwak | ᐊᓂᓯᓈᐱᔨᓂᐘᐠ | Anishnaabe/Ojibwe people |
| wêcîpwayânak | ᐅᒌᐳᐚᓂᐘᐠ | Dene people |
| pwātak | ᑇᑕᐠ | Sioux people (Nakoda, Dakota, Lakota) |
| asinīpwātak | ᐊᓯᓃᑅᑕᐠ | Stoney Nakoda people |
| kaskitêwayasitak | ᑲᐢᑲᑏᐏᔭᓯᑕᐠ | Blackfoot people |
| ayiskîmîwak | ᐊᔨᐢᑮᒦᐘᐠ | Inuit people |
| âpihtawikosisânak | ᐋᐱᐦᑕᐤᑯᓯᓵᓇᐠ | Métis people |
(Thanks, Sol, for the image and audio. My favourite part is the eagle’s syllabic tattoo: ᓴᓬᐊᒧ. Thanks also to Simon Bird for his collection of traditional Cree ethnonyms!)
