Time in Plains Cree

How to tell the time in Plains Cree (nēhiyawēwin / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ), an Algonquin language spoken in Canada and the USA.

Telling the time | Days of the week | Months of the year | Seasons

English	Plains Cree (nēhiyawēwin / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ)
What time is it?	tânitahto tipahikan / ᑖᓂᑕᐦᑐ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's one o'clock	peyak tipahikan / ᐯᑕᐠ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past one	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis mîyâskam peyak tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᐯᑕᐠ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past one	peyak mîna apihtaw / ᐯᔭᐠ ᒦᓇ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ peyak mînâpihaw / ᐯᔭᐠ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to two	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes nîso tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᓃᓱ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲ
It's two o'clock	nîso tipahikan / ᓃᓱ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past two	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis mîyâskam nîso tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᓃᓱ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past two	nîso mîna apihtaw / ᓃᓱ ᒦᓇ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ nîso mînâpihtaw / ᓃᓱ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to three	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes nisto tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᓂᐢᑐ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's three o'clock	nisto tipahikan / ᓂᐢᑐ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past three	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis îyâskam nisto tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᓂᐢᑐ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past three	nisto mîna apihtaw / ᓂᐢᑐ ᒦᓇ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ niso mînâpihtaw / ᓂᐢᑐ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to four	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes newo tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᓀᐓ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's four o'clock	newo tipahikan / ᓀᐓ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past four	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis mîyâskam newo tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᓀᐓ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past four	newo mîna apihtaw / ᓀᐓ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ newo mînâpihtaw / ᓀᐓ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to five	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes nîyânan tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᓃᔮᓇᐣ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's five o'clock	nîyânan tipahikan / ᓃᔮᓇᐣ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past five	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis mîyâskam nîyânan tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᓃᔮᓇᐣ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past five	nîyânan mîna apihtaw / ᓃᔮᓇᐣ ᒦᓇ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ nîyânan mînâpihtaw / ᓃᔮᓇᐣ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to six	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes nikotwâsik tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᓂᑯᑤᓯᐠ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's six o'clock	nikotwâsik tipahikan / ᓂᑯᑤᓯᐠ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past six	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis mîyâskam nikotwâsik tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᓂᑯᑤᓯᐠ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past six	nikotwâsik mîna apihtaw / ᓂᑯᑤᓯᐠ ᒦᓇ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ nikotwâsik mînâpihtaw / ᓂᑯᑤᓯᐠ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to seven	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes tepakohp tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᑌᐸᑯᐦᑊ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's seven o'clock	tepakohp tipahikan / ᑌᐸᑯᐦᑊ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past seven	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis mîyâskam tepakohp tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᑌᐸᑯᐦᑊ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past seven	tepakohp mîna apihtaw / ᑌᐸᑯᐦᑊ ᒦᓇ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ tepakohp mînâpihtaw / ᑌᐸᑯᐦᑊ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to eight	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes ayinânew tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᐊᔨᓈᓀᐤ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's eight o'clock	ayinânew tipahikan / ᐊᔨᓈᓀᐤ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past eight	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis mîyâskam ayinânew tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᐊᔨᓈᓀᐤ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past eight	ayinânew mîna apihtaw / ᐊᔨᓈᓀᐤ ᒦᓇ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ ayinânew mînâpihtaw / ᐊᔨᓈᓀᐤ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to nine	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes kekâmitâtaht tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᑫᑳᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's nine o'clock	kekâmitâtaht tipahikan / ᑫᑳᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past nine	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis mîyâskam kekâmitâtaht tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᑫᑳᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past nine	kekâmitâtaht mîna apihtaw / ᑫᑳᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ ᒦᓇ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ kekâmitâtaht mînâpihtaw / ᑫᑳᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to ten	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes mitâtaht tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's ten o'clock	mitâtaht tipahikan / ᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past ten	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis mîyâskam mitâtaht tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past ten	mitâtaht mîna apihtaw / ᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ ᒦᓇ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ mitâtaht mînâpihtaw / ᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to eleven	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes peyakosâp tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's eleven o'clock	peyakosâp tipahikan / ᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past eleven	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis mîyâskam peyakosâp tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past eleven	peyakosâp mîna apihtaw / ᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ ᒦᓇ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ peyakosâp mînâpihtaw / ᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to twelve	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes nîsosâp tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᓃᓱᓵᑊ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's twelve o'clock	nîsosâp tipahikan / ᓃᓱᓵᑊ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's quarter past twelve	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis mîyâskam nîsosâp tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᒦᔮᐢᑲᒼ ᓃᓱᓵᑊ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ
It's half past twelve	nîsosâp mîna apihtaw / ᓃᓱᓵᑊ ᒦᓇ ᐊᐱᐦᑕᐤ nîsosâp mînâpihtaw / ᓃᓱᓵᑊ ᒦᓈᐱᐦᑕᐤ
It's quarter to one	nîyânanosâp cipahikanis pâmayes peyak tipahikan ᓃᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ ᒋᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐢ ᐹᒪᔦᐢ ᐯᑕᐠ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ

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Days of the week

English	Plains Cree (nēhiyawēwin / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ)
Monday	peyak kîsikâw / ᐯᔭᐠ ᑮᓯᑳᐤ
Tuesday	nîso-kîsikâw / ᓃᓱ ᑮᓯᑳᐤ
Wednesday	nisto-kîsikâw / ᓂᐢᑐ ᑮᓯᑳᐤ
Thursday	nêwo-kîsikâw / ᓀᐅᐧ ᑮᓯᑳᐤ
Friday	niyânano-kîsikâw / ᓃᔮᓇᓄ ᑮᓯᑳᐤ
Saturday	nikotwâsi-kîsikâw / ᓂᑯᑖᐧᓯ ᑮᓯᑳᐤ
Sunday	ayamihêwi-kîsikâw / ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᐃᐧ ᑮᓯᑳᐤ

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Months of the year

English	Plains Cree (nēhiyawēwin / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ)
January	kisê-pîsim / ᑭᓭ ᐲᓯᒼ (Great Moon)
February	mikisiwi-pîsim / ᒥᑭᓯᐃᐧ ᐲᓯᒼ (Eagle Moon)
March	niski-pîsim / ᓂᐢᑭ ᐲᓯᒼ (Goose Moon)
April	ayîki-pîsim / ᐊᔩᑭ ᐲᓯᒼ (Frog Moon)
May	opiniyâwêhowi-pîsim / ᐅᐱᓂᔮᐁᐧᐦᐅᐃᐧ ᐲᓯᒼ (Egg-Laying Moon)
June	opâskâwêhowi-pîsim / ᐅᐹᐢᑳᐁᐧᐦᐅᐃᐧ ᐲᓯᒼ (Egg-Hatching Moon) pâskâwihowi-pîsim / ᐹᐢᑳᐃᐧᐦᐅᐃᐧ ᐲᓯᒼ
July	opaskowi-pîsim / ᐅᐸᐢᑯᐃᐧ ᐲᓯᒼ (Moulting Moon)
August	ohpahowi-pîsim / ᐅᐦᐸᐦᐅᐃᐧ ᐲᓯᒼ (Flying Moon)
September	onôcihitowi-pîsim / ᐅᓅᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧ ᐲᓯᒼ ( Mating / Rutting Moon)
October	pinâskowi-pîsim ᐱᓈᐢᑯᐃᐧ ᐲᓯᒼ (Leaf-Falling Moon) pimihâwi-pîsim / ᐱᒥᐦᐋᐃᐧ ᐲᓯᒼ (Migrating Moon) kaskatinowi-pîsim / ᑲᐢᑲᑎᓄᐃᐧ ᐲᓯᒼ (Freezing Moon)
November	yiyîkopîwi-pîsim ᔨᔩᑯᐲᐃᐧ ᐲᓯᒼ (Frost Moon)
December	manitowi-kîsikani-pîsim / ᒪᓂᑐᐃᐧ ᑮᓯᑲᓂ ᐲᓯᒼ (God’s month, Christmas Moon) pawâcakinasîsi-pîsim / ᐸᐋᐧᒐᑭᓇᓰᓯ ᐲᓯᒼ (Frost-Exploding Trees Moon, Blizzard Moon)

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Seasons

English	Plains Cree (nēhiyawēwin / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ)
Spring	miyoskamin / ᒥᔪᐢᑲᒥᐣ
Summer	nîpin / ᓃᐱᐣ
Autumn/Fall	takwâkin / ᑕᑳᐧᑭᐣ
Winter	pipon / ᐱᐳᐣ

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