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Plains Cree
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *kenriwa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kihiw anim (plural kihiwak, Syllabics ᑭᐦᐃᐤ)
Declension
[edit]Possessive inflection of kihiw (stem: -kihiw-)
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | kihiw | kihiwak | |
Singular | First person | nikihiw | nikihiwak |
Second person | kikihiw | kikihiwak | |
Third person | okihiwa | okihiwa | |
Obviative | okihiwiyiwa | okihiwiyiwa | |
Plural | First person (excl.) | nikihiwinân | nikihiwinânak |
First person (incl.) | kikihiwinaw | kikihiwinawak | |
Second person | kikihiwiwâw | kikihiwiwâwak | |
Third person | okihiwiwâwa | okihiwiwâwa | |
Obviative | okihiwiyiwa | okihiwiyiwa |
References
[edit]- H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 430
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 311