âpihtawikosisân

Plains Cree

Etymology

From âpihtaw (half) +‎ mikosis (son) +‎ -ân.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌɑː.pɪhˌtʌ.wɪkˈkʊ.sɪˌsɑːn]
  • Hyphenation: â‧pih‧ta‧wi‧ko‧si‧sân

Noun

âpihtawikosisân anim (plural âpihtawikosisânak, Syllabics ᐋᐱᐦᑕᐏᑯᓯᓵᐣ)

  1. Metis

Declension

Possessive inflection of âpihtawikosisân (stem: -âpihtawikosisân-)
singular plural
Indefinite âpihtawikosisân âpihtawikosisânak
Singular First person nitâpihtawikosisân nitâpihtawikosisânak
Second person kitâpihtawikosisân kitâpihtawikosisânak
Third person otâpihtawikosisâna otâpihtawikosisâna
Obviative otâpihtawikosisâniyiwa otâpihtawikosisâniyiwa
Plural First person excl. nitâpihtawikosisâninân nitâpihtawikosisâninânak
incl. kitâpihtawikosisâninaw kitâpihtawikosisâninawak
Second person kitâpihtawikosisâniwâw kitâpihtawikosisâniwâwak
Third person otâpihtawikosisâniwâwa otâpihtawikosisâniwâwa
Obviative otâpihtawikosisâniyiwa otâpihtawikosisâniyiwa

References

  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018), Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 308