atâwâkan

Plains Cree

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʌˈtɑː.wɑːˌkʌn]
  • Hyphenation: a‧tâ‧wâ‧kan

Noun

atâwâkan inan (plural atâwâkana, locative atâwâkanihk, diminutive acâwâkanis, Syllabics ᐊᑖᐚᑲᐣ)

  1. fur, pelt

Inflection

Possessive inflection of atâwâkan (stem: -atâwâkan-)
singular plural
Indefinite atâwâkan atâwâkana
Singular First person nitatâwâkan nitatâwâkana
Second person kitatâwâkan kitatâwâkana
Third person otatâwâkan otatâwâkana
Obviative otatâwâkaniyiw otatâwâkaniyiwa
Plural First person excl. nitatâwâkaninân nitatâwâkaninâna
incl. kitatâwâkaninaw kitatâwâkaninawa
Second person kitatâwâkaniwâw kitatâwâkaniwâwa
Third person otatâwâkaniwâw otatâwâkaniwâwa
Obviative otatâwâkaniyiw otatâwâkaniyiwa

Noun

atâwâkan anim (plural atâwâkanak, diminutive acâwâkanis, Syllabics ᐊᑖᐚᑲᐣ)

  1. furred animal

Inflection

Possessive inflection of atâwâkan (stem: -atâwâkan-)
singular plural
Indefinite atâwâkan atâwâkanak
Singular First person nitatâwâkan nitatâwâkanak
Second person kitatâwâkan kitatâwâkanak
Third person otatâwâkana otatâwâkana
Obviative otatâwâkaniyiwa otatâwâkaniyiwa
Plural First person excl. nitatâwâkaninân nitatâwâkaninânak
incl. kitatâwâkaninaw kitatâwâkaninawak
Second person kitatâwâkaniwâw kitatâwâkaniwâwak
Third person otatâwâkaniwâwa otatâwâkaniwâwa
Obviative otatâwâkaniyiwa otatâwâkaniyiwa

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 437
  • “atâwâkan”, in itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary‎[1], Alberta Language Technology Lab, 2019
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