mihko

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *meskwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɪhˈkʊ]
• Hyphenation: mi‧hko

Noun

mihko inan (plural mihkwa, Syllabics ᒥᐦᑯ)

1. blood

Declension

Possessive inflection of mihko (stem: -mihkw-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		mihko	mihkwa
Singular	First person	nimihko	nimihkwa
	Second person	kimihko	kimihkwa
	Third person	omihko	omihkwa
	Obviative	omihkoiyiw	omihkoiyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nimihkoinân	nimihkoinâna
	First person (incl.)	kimihkoinaw	kimihkoinawa
	Second person	kimihkoiwâw	kimihkoiwâwa
	Third person	omihkoiwâw	omihkoiwâwa
	Obviative	omihkoiyiw	omihkoiyiwa

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 435
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 313