wâpos

See also: wapos

Plains Cree

Wâpos.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wa·poswa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wɑːˈpʊs]
• Hyphenation: wâ‧pos

Noun

wâpos anim (plural wâposwak, augmentative mistâpos, Syllabics ᐚᐳᐢ)

1. rabbit, hare

Inflection

Possessive inflection of wâpos (stem: -wâposw-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		wâpos	wâposwak
Singular	First person	niwâposom	niwâposomak
	Second person	kiwâposom	kiwâposomak
	Third person	owâposoma	owâposoma
	Obviative	owâposomiyiwa	owâposomiyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	niwâposominân	niwâposominânak
	First person (incl.)	kiwâposominaw	kiwâposominawak
	Second person	kiwâposomiwâw	kiwâposomiwâwak
	Third person	owâposomiwâwa	owâposomiwâwa
	Obviative	owâposomiyiwa	owâposomiyiwa

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 322