kinêpik

Plains Cree

Kinêpik.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *kene·pikwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɪ.neːˌpɪk]
• Hyphenation: ki‧nê‧pik

Noun

kinêpik anim (plural kinêpikwak, Syllabics ᑭᓀᐱᐠ)

1. snake

Declension

Possessive inflection of kinêpik (stem: -kinêpikw-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		kinêpik	kinêpikwak
Singular	First person	nikinêpik	nikinêpikwak
	Second person	kikinêpik	kikinêpikwak
	Third person	okinêpikwa	okinêpikwa
	Obviative	okinêpikiyiwa	okinêpikiyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nikinêpikinân	nikinêpikinânak
	First person (incl.)	kikinêpikinaw	kikinêpikinawak
	Second person	kikinêpikiwâw	kikinêpikiwâwak
	Third person	okinêpikiwâwa	okinêpikiwâwa
	Obviative	okinêpikiyiwa	okinêpikiyiwa

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 438
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 311