miskîsik

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *meški·nšekwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪs.kiːˌsɪk]
• Hyphenation: mis‧kî‧sik

Noun

miskîsik inan (plural miskîsika, Syllabics ᒥᐢᑮᓯᐠ)

1. eye

Declension

Possessive inflection of miskîsik (stem: -skîsik-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		miskîsik	miskîsika
Singular	First person	niskîsik	niskîsika
	Second person	kiskîsik	kiskîsika
	Third person	oskîsik	oskîsika
	Obviative	oskîsikiyiw	oskîsikiyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	niskîsikinân	niskîsikinâna
	First person (incl.)	kiskîsikinaw	kiskîsikinawa
	Second person	kiskîsikiwâw	kiskîsikiwâwa
	Third person	oskîsikiwâw	oskîsikiwâwa
	Obviative	oskîsikiyiw	oskîsikiyiwa

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 314