The various Cree tribal groups call themselves nēhiyaw, nīhithaw, nēhilaw, nēhinaw, ininiw, ililiw, iynu,innu or iyyu. The meaning is "person" or "people", as for most native American tribal names.
Cree does not have a direct equivalent to "hello", but there are these words of greeting: tawaw.........................welcome tansi (or) ta'nisi...........hi, how are you?, how are things? (it...