awâsis

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *awa·sa +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʌ.wɑːˌsɪs]
• Hyphenation: a‧wâ‧sis

Noun

awâsis anim (plural awâsisak, Syllabics ᐊᐚᓯᐢ)

1. child

Declension

Possessive inflection of awâsis (stem: -awâsis-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		awâsis	awâsisak
Singular	First person	nitawâsis	nitawâsisak
	Second person	kitawâsis	kitawâsisak
	Third person	otawâsisa	otawâsisa
	Obviative	otawâsisiyiwa	otawâsisiyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nitawâsisinân	nitawâsisinânak
	First person (incl.)	kitawâsisinaw	kitawâsisinawak
	Second person	kitawâsisiwâw	kitawâsisiwâwak
	Third person	otawâsisiwâwa	otawâsisiwâwa
	Obviative	otawâsisiyiwa	otawâsisiyiwa

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 436
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 308