atihk

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʌtˈtɪʰk]
  • Hyphenation: a‧tihk

Noun

atihk anim (plural atihkwak, diminutive acihkos, Syllabics ᐊᑎᕽ)

  1. caribou

Inflection

Possessive inflection of atihk (stem: -atihkw-)
singular plural
Indefinite atihk atihkwak
Singular First person nitatihkom nitatihkomak
Second person kitatihkom kitatihkomak
Third person otatihkoma otatihkoma
Obviative otatihkomiyiwa otatihkomiyiwa
Plural First person excl. nitatihkominân nitatihkominânak
incl. kitatihkominaw kitatihkominawak
Second person kitatihkomiwâw kitatihkomiwâwak
Third person otatihkomiwâwa otatihkomiwâwa
Obviative otatihkomiyiwa otatihkomiyiwa

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 436
  • “atihk”, in itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary‎[1], Alberta Language Technology Lab, 2019
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