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oki hello (opens a conversation)
oki, tsanitapi? hello, how is everything?
kaitama'tsin see you later; goodbye
kitakitamattsin goodbye (fuller written form)
kiatamattsin goodbye (contracted spoken form)
tsa kitsiska'sim? what is your name?
nitsiska'sim my name is ...
tsima kitomahtotopa? where are you from?
nitomahtoto I am from ...
iitaamiksskanaotoni good morning
sokapi all is well
matssokapi all is not well
kiitaisooksokahp? did you sleep well?
tsaniitapiiwa? how are things?
kiitaikihpa? what are you doing?
kitaikihpowa? what are you doing? (to a group)
nitaitapo I am going to ...
nitaakitapo I will go to ...
nitsit'tapo I went to ...
tsima kitaitapohpa? where are you going?
tsima kitaakitapohpa? where will you go?
tsima kitsit'tapohpa? where did you go?
tsa kimaahtohkoikiih'pa? are you okay?
kitaakaahspa? did you get hurt?
tsima kitoomoh'to'toohpa? where are you from? (fuller form)
tsa nistapanisinni what does that mean?
tsa kitsitaikiih'pa? what is on your mind?
tsa nitooh'kitsim what is the difference between ...?
kitaokiitakiih'pa? are you angry?
tsa nitaitsitapiyaaniiyaoh'pa how do you say this in Blackfoot?
kitaksstooh'otsikiinaipoyiih'pa can you speak slowly?
nita'pai'ksika'yi I am walking about
nitaakapi'ksika'yi I will be walking about
natapai'ksika'yihpiinaan we are walking about
kiitaaksikiihpa? what are you going to do?
sa no
aa yes
annia ok now
taka? who?
kiisto you (singular)
niistoowa I, me (independent pronoun)
kamotaan life fulfilled
miisommipaitapiisin long life
aatsimoyihkaan prayer
piit come in! (to one person)
piik come in! (to more than one)
saksit go outside! (to one person)
saksik go outside! (to more than one)
pohsapot come here!
pohsapok come here! (to more than one)
misstapot'a go away!
makoapiit sit down!
makoapiik sit down! (to more than one)
makopiit sit down! (variant spelling)
popoyiit stand up!
popoiyit stand up! (variant spelling)
popoiyik stand up! (to more than one)
kayinnit kitsim open the door!
ookiita kitsim close the door!
ooyiita eat! (to one person)
ooyiika eat! (to more than one)
ooyit eat! (short form used with children)
simita drink! (to one person)
simika drink! (to more than one)
simit drink! (short form)
ko'kiita give it to me!
kotsisa give it to him or her!
oohkimaat wait!
oohkimaak wait! (to more than one)
pokakita wake up!
poowaat get up!
powaata get up from sitting or lying down!
issiskiitsit wash your face!
istsimiiyit wash your hands!
issiikiiniistsit brush your teeth!
akksskiiniiyit comb your hair!
matoyookaat go to sleep!
saotaawahkaat go outside and play!
isspommokit help me!
sspommokit help me! (short form)
sspommos help him or her!
issakit wash the dishes!
ksikkapistotakit clean up! tidy up!
kitsitayookahpa' clean up your bedroom!
aksistotohsit put your clothes on!
maaksaapsskohsit put your coat on!
maks'tsitsikit put your shoes on!
ikss'koopiit sit still!
isstsanopiit sit and listen!
matoyakoapiit go and sit down!
amm istopiit sit here!
omm istopiit sit there!
issamokit look at me!
isstsiivit listen!
nitakit hurry up!
oo'kii let's go!
anakimaat turn on the lights!
misstapoh'toota put it away!
misstapapiksit throw it away!
ka'koa'a go ahead, do it!
ika'kimaat try hard!
maaksipoyit line up!
saamis look at ... (imperative used with a demonstrative)
issammisa look at that ...
ni'tokskaa one
naato'ka two
niooska three
niiso four
nisito five
naoi six
ihkitsika seven
naaniso eight
piihksso nine
kiipo ten
ni'tsikopoto eleven
natsikopoto twelve
niikopoto thirteen
niisikopoto fourteen
nisitsikopoto fifteen
naikopoto sixteen
ihkitsikikopoto seventeen
nanisikopoto eighteen
piihkssikopoto nineteen
naatsippo twenty
niiippo thirty
niisippo forty
niisitsippo fifty
naaippo sixty
ihkitsikippo seventy
nanisippo eighty
pihkssippo ninety
kiipippo one hundred
ni'toksskam one (counting animals)
naato'kam two (counting animals)
niooskam three (counting animals)
niisoiyim four (counting animals)
nisotoim five (counting animals)
noiyim six (counting animals)
ihkitsikam seven (counting animals)
naanisoim eight (counting animals)
piihkssoim nine (counting animals)
kiipoim ten (counting animals)
nitsitapi one person
natsitapi two people
ni'toskom imitaa one dog
siksinaattsi black (it is black)
ksiksinaattsi white (it is white)
maohksinaattsi red (it is red)
otahkoinaattsi yellow (it is yellow)
aotahkoinattsi orange (it is orange)
otsskoinaattsi blue (it is blue)
saiaaksimokoinaattsi green (it is green)
apoyinaattsi brown (it is brown)
sikotssoinaattsi purple (it is purple)
i'kiinaattsi pink (it is pink)
ikkitsinaatsi grey (it is grey)
sik- black (colour root)
aapi- white (colour root)
ksikk- white (second colour root)
maohk- red (colour root)
otahko- yellow (colour root)
otssko- blue or green (colour root)
apoyi- brown (colour root)
komono- purple (colour root)
mi'ksinaattsiwa it is red (animate form)
siksinaattsiwa it is black (animate form)
ninaa man; also a leader or chief
aki woman
saahkomapi boy
akikoan girl
kipitaki old woman
omahkinaa old man
pookaa child
is'sitsimaan baby (swaddled infant)
matapii person (noun stem)
matapiiwa a person (animate singular)
matapiiksi people (animate plural)
ninaaki woman who is a leader or chief
niinawaakii woman leader; queen
isttsipihkiniinaa leader who wears a crown; king
ohkinniinaa leader who wears the treaty medallion
maohkotooksskaiksi council members (who wear the red stripe)
Napikoan white man
Siksapikoan Black man
Siksapiaki Black woman
Otahksistoyi Hutterite (describes the round beards)
Napi Old Man, the Blackfoot trickster-creator figure
ninna my father
niksista my mother (also used for aunt)
nisskan my younger sibling (male speaker)
nisiss my younger sibling (female speaker)
ni'ssa my older brother
nin'ssta my older sister
nooko'sa my child
nooko'siksi my children
niitaan my daughter
niitaaniksi my daughters
n'ohko my son
n'ohkoiksi my sons
nissokosa my grandchild
nissokosiksi my grandchildren
nitsitapiimiksi my family
kokonaa daughter (alternative term of address)
ksiki son (alternative term of address)
kinna your father
kiksista your mother
kisskan your younger sibling (male)
kisiss your younger sibling (female)
ki'ssa your older brother
kin'ssta your older sister
onni his or her father
ooksista his or her mother
oisskan his younger sibling
osiss her younger sibling
o'ssa his or her older brother
oin'ssta his or her older sister
kinnoon our father
kiksistsinoon our mother
kisskaninoon our younger brother
kisissinoon our younger sister
ki'sinoon our older brother
kin'stinnoon our older sister
kaahsinnoon our grandparent
niipitaam my wife
ninaapiim my husband
nissa my son-in-law
nimssa my daughter-in-law
nissstamo my brother-in-law (a man's sister's husband)
nisstamoohko my brother-in-law (a man's wife's brother)
nitootoyoom brother-in-law of a woman
nitootoohkiimaan sister-in-law of a man
naaahsa my grandparent
kaaahsa your grandparent
maaahsi his or her grandparent
naaahsiksi my grandparents
naaahsinnaana our grandparent (not including you)
kaaahsinnoona our grandparent (including you)
niksissta my mother (accented spelling)
kiksissta your mother (accented spelling)
oksisstsi his or her mother
nooma my husband (as in Frantz's example sentence)
nitaniksi my daughters (as in Frantz's example sentence)
aakiikoaiksi girls
Aakiinaa homosexual man (term collected in the 2024 Galt book)
Aawowaakii person transitioning to female
Akaowotaakii person transitioning to male
Ninowaakii masculine female
(m)o'tsis arm, hand (noun stem)
no'tsisi my hand
ko'tsisi your hand
o'tsisi his or her hand
no'tsiistsi my hands
ko'tsiistsi your hands
o'tsiistsi his or her hands
nohkati my foot
kohkati your foot
ohkati his or her foot
mohkati one's foot (indefinite possessor)
aapi'si coyote
makoyii wolf
omahkapi'si wolf (lit. 'big coyote')
sinopaa fox
maohkataatoyi red fox
miisinsski badger
kaanaisskiinaa mouse
apiikayi skunk
aapaa weasel
aapaiai ermine (weasel in its white winter coat)
aaattsistaa rabbit
omahkokata gopher, prairie dog
omahkatayo cougar
natayo bobcat, lynx
omahksi'ksina rattlesnake
pitsiiksiinaa snake
kiaayo bear
kai'skaahp porcupine
awakaasii deer
awatoyi white-tailed deer
sikihtsisoo moose
ponoka elk
ponokawa elk (animate singular)
ponokaiksi elk (animate plural)
sokiawakasi antelope
iinii buffalo, bison
iiniiksi buffalo (plural)
skim female buffalo
napim male buffalo
stamik bull elk
kso'wapomohkaksi the animals that walk on the earth
matsikapisa frog
mi'sohpsskii muskrat
aimmoonisi river otter
ksissksstaki beaver
ni'towaki chicken
poosa cat
poos cat (noun stem)
omahkisto'ki donkey (describes the big ears)
aiksini pig
sooyaiksini hippopotamus (lit. 'water pig')
ponokaomitaa horse (lit. 'elk dog')
ota's saddle horse, one's own mount
aisayohkomii bull
iimitaa dog
imitaawa the dog (animate singular)
aapotskina cow
mamii fish
sspopii turtle
pi'ksii bird
aoksspiaki bat
makapipita bat (lit. 'bad eagle')
aapsspini Canada goose
piitaa eagle (any eagle)
ksikkihkini bald eagle
otahkimotokan golden eagle
mai'stoo crow
omahkaisstowa raven
siipitstoo owl (also called the Night Crier)
sipistoo owl (accented spelling)
omahksiipii'kssi wild turkey
kak'koo pigeon, dove
sai'ai duck
kiitokii prairie chicken
mamia'tsikimi magpie
pisttoo nighthawk
otahkohsoa'tsis red-tailed hawk
sikohpoyitaipanikimm Swainson's hawk
paahksiiksistsikomm osprey
niipomakii black-capped chickadee
maataasii barred owl
otsskoisisttsi blue jay
mia'tsii horned lark
kakanottsstookii great horned owl
mi'ksikatsi mallard duck
omahkaokomii pelican
soyiiksiina yellow-headed blackbird
paahpaakssksisii woodpecker
soohksiisiimsstaan meadowlark
aotahkaaokayis robin
aiksikksksisi coot
iimaohkominniiksiini red-winged blackbird
matsi'sai'piyi loon
naamoisisttsii hummingbird
iss'kssiina insects; small animals of the ground
naamoo bee
aissko'kiinaa ant
ksiwa spider
nakaasi spider (second term)
ksiwawakaasi spider (lit. 'ground deer')
soy'sksissi fly
omahkssoy'skisii black fly
ik'kstohksisi mosquito
ksisohksisi mosquito (second term)
tsikatsii grasshopper
naamsskii lizard
apanii butterfly
kommoyo'kstsiikinakimm earthworm
paahssaakii firefly
poonisayi beetle
naato'si sun
ko'komiki'somm moon
kakatosi stars
ipisowaahsa the Morning Star
makoiyohsokoyi the Wolf Trail (the Milky Way)
ksiistsikomm thunder
miistakii mountain
miistakistsi mountains
ksaahkoom earth, land
ksaahkoi dirt
nii'itahtaa river
niitahtaa river (all rivers)
a'siitahtaa stream, backwater
sspoohtsi sky
koon'sko snow
aohkii water
oohkotok rock, stone
oohkotoki the stone (inanimate singular)
awatsimaan burrow
kaawahko coulee
matoyihko bunch grass; grassland
issoohkitoohtsi steep hillside
otsiimoko meadow
maohtokska timber growing out of the rocks
piinii'toohtsi river bottom
o'kakoyi flood
isspahko hills, high land
sokii prairie, plains
a'kakawaatsimani caves
soksistsiko cloud (noun stem)
soksistsikoyi the cloud (inanimate singular)
soksistsikoistsi clouds (inanimate plural)
aisoopoo it is windy
iisoopoowa it was windy
aaksoopoowa it will be windy
aisikssoopoo there is a chinook wind
aaksikssoopoo there will be a chinook wind
aisootaa it is raining
iissotaa it rained
aaksootaa it will rain
aohpotaa it is snowing
iihpootaawa it snowed
aakohpotaawa it will snow
iitaamiksistsiko it is a nice day
iikitamiksistsiko it was a nice day
aakitamiksistsiko it will be a nice day
sstoyii winter
moto spring
niipoo summer
moko autumn, fall
apinakos tomorrow
matoni yesterday
naatoyiksistsiko Sunday (holy day)
issikatoyiksistsiko Monday (the day after the holy day)
otomohtsistokissiskaatoyiksistsikohpi Tuesday
iitowaanaok'kso'kii'pi Wednesday
iikaitaisttsino'pa Thursday (old ration day)
mamiiksistsiko Friday (fish day)
to'tohtaatoyiiksistsiko Saturday (the day before the holy day)
omahksiki'soom January (old moon)
piitaiki'soom February (eagle moon)
sa'aiki'soom March (duck moon)
matsiyikkapisaki'soom April (frog moon)
aapitsisskitsaato's May (flower blossom moon)
miisamssootaa June (long rains)
okonokistsi otsitai'tssp July (when the blueberries ripen)
pakkii'pistsi otsitai'tssp August (when the chokecherries ripen)
iitayiitsimaahkao'p August (second attested name)
awaasiiki'soom September (deer moon)
mo'kaato's October (fall moon)
iitao'tsstoyii November (when the cold arrives)
misamiko'komiaato's December (long nights)
apahtohsohtsi north
amskapotsi south
amitohtsi west
pinnapohtsi east
amisohtsi up, upper floor
spomohtsi the heavens, above
sainisohtsi down, lower level
kso'wahtsi the ground
pakkii'p chokecherry
onnikiisaikimsskaan showy milkweed
aakiika'ksimii silver sage, pasture sage ('women's sage')
ninaika'ksimo prairie sage, sagebrush ('male sage')
o'atstatsimaan pincushion cactus
otohtoksiin raspberry
siiksinoko juniper berry
naamoi'staan honey (lit. 'bee excretion')
niipistsi leaves
ootsistsiin wild strawberry
sipatsimo sweetgrass
aahsowa wild licorice
naato'sipisatssaisski dandelion ('pretty flower of the sun')
a'siitsiksiim cottonwood trees
aokiniimo cedar
akkayssksisi shooting star (the flower)
niipoinsstaam lodgepole pine
ka'kitsimo wild mint
piistaahkaan tobacco
sooyaisiihtsi prairie smoke (the flower)
ki'piaapi prairie crocus
mi'ksinittsiim silver buffaloberry
aohtoksoo'ki yarrow
aaatsistaotsipiiis rabbit willow
ayiinohksoowatoo'p asparagus
otsiikin buffalo bean
katoyiss sweet pine
i'kaasi'miin fireberry hawthorn
kinii prairie rose; tomato
otahkoottsis prickly pear cactus
maanikapi wild bergamot
okonok saskatoon berry ('the one berry')
misisaimi'soyiis wolf willow
saahsiipakksini'simaani golden currant
saokipissatsinikimm nodding onion
mi'kotsiipiiyis red osier dogwood
miini berry
okonikii blueberries
aisaakotsii pop, fizzy drink
siksikimi tea ('black liquid')
aisoyoopoksiikimi tea (Aamsskaapipikani form)
kistsikimista herbal tea
nitapaisiksikim coffee
niita'paisiksikimi coffee (Siksika, Piikani and Kainai form)
aisiksikimi coffee (Aamsskaapipikani form)
nita'psiksikimi coffee (New Blackfoot contracted form)
onniki milk
pisstaahkaipoko pepper
isttsiksipoko salt
aiksinoosak bacon
ootsistsiinin strawberry
niipii lettuce
napayiin bread
isstonniki ice cream
aohpiikiinaatsi corn
immoyaapasstaamiinaam peach
iinan banana
apasstaamiinaam apple
aotahkoinaam orange (the fruit)
maatááki potato (Siksika and Kainai form)
paatááki potato (Piikani and Blackfeet form)
i'ksisako meat (noun stem)
i'ksisakoyi the meat (inanimate singular)
i'ksisakoistsi meats
mokimaani pemmican (dry meat, berries and fat)
niitoiyi I am eating
nitaaksoiyi I will eat
nitsstoiyi I ate
nitaissi I am drinking
nitaakssim I will drink
nitssim I drank
simii drink (verb root)
aisimmiwa he or she is drinking
aakssimiwa he or she will drink
iisimiwa he or she drank
oowatoo to eat something (transitive inanimate verb)
nitsikayaahsoyi I like to eat
niitoiyiss tipi, the Niitsitapi lodge
moiiyiss lodge (any lodge)
napioyiss a white man's house
ookoowa house (noun stem)
ksitsikomstaan window
kitsim door
sopatsis chair
innisopatsis couch, sofa ('long chair')
kot'tsii sopatsis stuffed chair
ik'kinisopatsis very soft chair
omahksisoopa'tsis armchair
asoopop seating
iitaisoyoap'a table
akssin bed
iitayookoap'a bedroom
anakimatsis lamp
iitaipss'topoap'a living room
iitoayo'saop'a kitchen
iitaisokohko'so'p cupboard
iitaissiskiohsaop'a washroom
iitaisap'sskitsaop'a sink
iitais'saakiop'a kitchen sink
iitaisap'ssitsaop'a bathtub
iitais'stois'toap'a refrigerator
po'taa'tsis oven
aisaiksit'to television
ihtaipiiyohtsimoap radio ('we hear news from afar with it')
ihtaipoyoap'a telephone ('we talk with it')
sinaakia'tsis book
isska pail
akaa'tsisi robe
atsikiistsi shoes
isttoana knife
sootsimaan parfleche, rawhide container
manistsistaan travois made from tipi poles
iinisskimm buffalo-calling stone
aiksisstoomatomaahkaa automobile ('it moves on its own')
iitaisapopaop'a car ('we ride in it')
iitawaai'pihtakio'p truck ('we haul with it')
aapatataksaakssin the box on the back of a truck
aipakikitaka'si motorcycle (describes the backfiring)
ihtahsoikapiksspop'a bicycle (describes the pedalling)
aipottaa airplane (noun stem)
aipottaayi the airplane (inanimate singular)
aipottaaistsi airplanes (inanimate plural)
aisokinaki doctor ('one who makes us feel better')
aisokinakiaaki woman doctor; nurse
issksinimatoski teacher
aissksinima'tstohki teacher (second attested form)
naatoyapiikoan priest ('holy white man')
naatowa'paaki nun ('holy white woman')
iyinnakiikoan police officer (man)
iyinnakiaki police officer (woman)
maohksisokasim Red Coat, RCMP officer
iimohksisokasiiksi the Redcoats
kinnonna Indian agent
a'po'taki to work (animate intransitive verb)
Niitsi'powahsin the Blackfoot language
Niitsitapi the Blackfoot people ('the real people')
Nitsitapiisinni our way of life
Nitsipoiyiksi the people who speak the real language
Siksika Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation
Kainai Kainai (Blood) Nation, 'Many Leaders'
Piikani Piikani Nation
Aapatohsipikani Northern Piikani
Aamsskaapipikani Southern Piikani, the Blackfeet Nation in Montana
Kainaisksahko the Kainai land
Kainaikoan a Kainai person
Kainaki a Kainai woman
Kainaipokaa a Kainai child
Piikanikoan a Piikani person
Piikanaki a Piikani woman
Siksikaikoan a Siksika person
Siksikaki a Siksika woman
Ihtsipaitapiyop the Source of Life
Naatoyitapiiksi Spirit Beings
Ksahkomitapiksi Earth Beings
Soyiitapiksi Water Beings
Spomitapiksi Above Beings
Soakitapiiksi the Plains people
Ookaan the Sun Dance
pisskan buffalo jump
akipisskan women's buffalo jump
akokatssinn circle camp, when everyone camps in one place
minipoka favoured children
miinipokaa a specially honoured child
katoyissa blood clot
sikapiksinn smallpox
aspikssinn measles
isttsikssaaisskinaan tuberculosis
Nitawahsinnanni Our Land
Ninastako Chief Mountain
Katoyissiksi the Sweet Grass (Sweet Pine) Hills
Omahksspatsiko the Cypress Hills
Omahksispatsikoyii the Great Sand Hills
Aisinai'pi Writing-On-Stone
Pahtomahksikimi Waterton
Napitahtaa the Oldman River
Mokoan'siitahtaa the Belly River
Poyiitahtaa the Milk River
Isskihtaii'tahtaa the St. Mary River
Ponokasisahta the North Saskatchewan River ('Elk River')
Ponokaissisaahtaa Red Deer, Alberta ('Elk River')
Otahkoitahtayi the Yellowstone / Musselshell River
Akaapioyiss Fort Macleod
A'kaohkimi Cardston
Ksaamaisskinii Magrath
Mohkinsstsis Calgary
Sikohkotoki Lethbridge ('black rocks')
Omahkoiyiss Edmonton
Spitsi Pincher Creek; High River
am here (near the speaker)
ai over there
amm this (animate, near speaker)
amo this (animate)
omm that (animate)
oma that (animate singular)
omiksi those (animate plural)
ammoksi these (animate plural)
ommiksi those (animate plural, second form)
annistsi those (inanimate plural)
-wa animate singular noun ending
-iksi animate plural noun ending
-yi inanimate singular noun ending
-istsi inanimate plural noun ending
áakokaawa he will rope
áakookaawa she will sponsor a Sundance
nínna my father (Frantz's spelling, showing the long nn)
soká'pssiwa he is good
ápssiwa it is an arrow
apssíwa it is a fig
máátaissikópiiwa he or she is not resting
áókska'siwa he or she runs
áyo'kaa to sleep
áyo'kaawa he or she is sleeping
áínihkii to sing
ai'poyiwa he or she speaks
awaani he says
oakska'siwa he or she acts badly
siiksipohsiwa it bit itself
nitsikakomimmayi I love them (direct form)
nitsikakomimmoki they love me (inverse form)
nomohto'too I arrive from somewhere (Old Blackfoot)
nitohto'too I arrive from somewhere (New Blackfoot)
aikiiwatsiksi what is she doing? (Old Blackfoot)
aikiiwa what is she doing? (New Blackfoot)
nitaakiiyi I am a woman (Old Blackfoot)
tsa anistapiiwa? what is it? (written form)
tsistapii? what is it? (spoken contracted form)
nitaakitapoo I am going there (written form)
taakitapoo I am going there (spoken contracted form)
oohpopokaa a soft, gentle breeze