mihko
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *meskwi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɪhˈkʊ]
- Hyphenation: mi‧hko
Noun
mihko inan (plural mihkwa, Syllabics ᒥᐦᑯ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | mihko | mihkwa | ||
| Singular | First person | nimihko | nimihkwa | |
| Second person | kimihko | kimihkwa | ||
| Third person | omihko | omihkwa | ||
| Obviative | omihkoiyiw | omihkoiyiwa | ||
| Plural | First person | excl. | nimihkoinân | nimihkoinâna |
| incl. | kimihkoinaw | kimihkoinawa | ||
| Second person | kimihkoiwâw | kimihkoiwâwa | ||
| Third person | omihkoiwâw | omihkoiwâwa | ||
| Obviative | omihkoiyiw | omihkoiyiwa | ||
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 313