mînis
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *mi·na + -is.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [miːˈnɪs]
- Hyphenation: mî‧nis
Noun
mînis inan (plural mînisa, augmentative mahkiminakâw, Syllabics ᒦᓂᐢ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | mînis | mînisa | ||
| Singular | First person | nimînis | nimînisa | |
| Second person | kimînis | kimînisa | ||
| Third person | omînis | omînisa | ||
| Obviative | omînisiyiw | omînisiyiwa | ||
| Plural | First person | excl. | nimînisinân | nimînisinâna |
| incl. | kimînisinaw | kimînisinawa | ||
| Second person | kimînisiwâw | kimînisiwâwa | ||
| Third person | omînisiwâw | omînisiwâwa | ||
| Obviative | omînisiyiw | omînisiyiwa | ||
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 24