amisk
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa. Cognates include Ojibwe amik and Potawatomi mek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʌˈmɪsk]
- Hyphenation: a‧misk
Noun
amisk anim (plural amiskwak, Syllabics ᐊᒥᐢᐠ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | amisk | amiskwak | ||
| Singular | First person | nitamiskom | nitamiskomak | |
| Second person | kitamiskom | kitamiskomak | ||
| Third person | otamiskoma | otamiskoma | ||
| Obviative | otamiskomiyiwa | otamiskomiyiwa | ||
| Plural | First person | excl. | nitamiskominân | nitamiskominânak |
| incl. | kitamiskominaw | kitamiskominawak | ||
| Second person | kitamiskomiwâw | kitamiskomiwâwak | ||
| Third person | otamiskomiwâwa | otamiskomiwâwa | ||
| Obviative | otamiskomiyiwa | otamiskomiyiwa | ||
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1996), “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, page 435
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018), Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 307
- “amisk”, in itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary[2], Alberta Language Technology Lab, 2019