#separator:tab #html:false #columns:Front Back 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