Category Archives: Learn New Words

nâkatohkêyimâwasowinᓈᑲᑐᐦᑫᔨᒫᐘᓱᐏᐣCaring “A well-spoken sentence in Aturan is a straight line pointing. A well-spoken sentence in Aden is like a spiderweb, each strand with a meaning of its own, a piece of something greater, more complex.” Patrick Rothfuss. Cree is like … Continue reading →

miyo-pimâciho : ᒥᔪ ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐅ! (or miyo-pimohtêho : ᒥᔪ ᐱᒧᐦᑌᐦᐅ!) Bon voyage: Have a good trip: Travel well! Here’s some airplane vocabulary you can practice with Solomon Ratt while you’re en route. 

The late elder Smith Atimoyoo told me once that the Cree are never stuck. I think he meant that they’re innovative problem-solvers, regardless of the circumstances. Which means (in this case) that they use their amazingly flexible and descriptive linguistic … Continue reading →