Wondering how to say hello in Cree?
This post covers how to greet people in Cree and teaches you some essential phrases including ‘hello’, ‘good morning’, ‘good evening’ and ‘good night’.
Hopefully you’ll leave this page knowing some essential Cree greetings.
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How Do You Say Hello In Cree?
If you want to say hello in Cree then you can do so with the following phrase:
- Hello – Tansi
This is pronounced as ‘tahn-sih’.
Click here to hear the pronunciation of this word by a native Cree speaker.
This word is written as ᑕᓂᓯ in the Cree script.
This is a super friendly greeting that you can use with pretty much anyone.
Literally this word means ‘how’ so as well as hello or hi, this word can also be used to say ‘how are you’ in Cree.
If you want to respond to this word you can say:
I’m fine – Mwâ nânitaw
This is pronounced as ‘mwah nan-taw’.
Check out the video below to hear these words in action:
How To Say Other Greetings In Cree e.g. ‘Good Morning’
You may want to use some other greetings in Cree such as ‘good morning’, ‘good evening’ and ‘good night’. Check out these other Cree greetings below:
How To Say Good Morning In Cree
To say good morning in Cree, you can say:
- Good morning – Miyo kisēpāyāw
This phrase is pronounced as ‘mee-yow kee-see-pah-yau’.
You should only use this phrase in the morning time up to around 12PM noon.
How To Say Good Evening In Cree
To say good evening in Cree, you can say:
- Good evening – Miyo takosin
This phrase is pronounced as ‘mee-yow tah-ko-sin’.
How To Say Good Night In Cree
To say good night in Cree, you can say:
- Good night – Miyo tipiskāw
This phrase is pronounced as ‘mee-yow tip-is-cau’.
Check out the video below to hear the pronunciation of these words in Cree by a native speaker:
Thanks for reading this post on how to greet someone in Cree.
Hopefully you now know how to say ‘hello’ in Cree and also how to say ‘good morning’, ‘good evening’ and ‘good night’ in Cree.
You can find out more about the Cree language here.
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