maskisin

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maxkeseni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmʌs.kɪˌsɪn]
• Hyphenation: mas‧ki‧sin

Noun

maskisin inan (plural maskisina, locative maskisinihk, diminutive maskisinis, Syllabics ᒪᐢᑭᓯᐣ)

1. moccasin, shoe

Inflection

Possessive inflection of maskisin (stem: -maskisin-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		maskisin	maskisina
Singular	First person	nimaskisin	nimaskisina
	Second person	kimaskisin	kimaskisina
	Third person	omaskisin	omaskisina
	Obviative	omaskisiniyiw	omaskisiniyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nimaskisininân	nimaskisininâna
	First person (incl.)	kimaskisininaw	kimaskisininawa
	Second person	kimaskisiniwâw	kimaskisiniwâwa
	Third person	omaskisiniwâw	omaskisiniwâwa
	Obviative	omaskisiniyiw	omaskisiniyiwa

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 313