mistâpos
Plains Cree
Etymology
From misti- + wâpos (“rabbit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪs.tɑːˌpʊs]
- Hyphenation: mis‧tâ‧pos
Noun
mistâpos anim (plural mistâposwak, Syllabics ᒥᐢᑖᐳᐢ)
- augmentative of wâpos: jackrabbit
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | mistâpos | mistâposwak | ||
| Singular | First person | nimistâposom | nimistâposomak | |
| Second person | kimistâposom | kimistâposomak | ||
| Third person | omistâposoma | omistâposoma | ||
| Obviative | omistâposomiyiwa | omistâposomiyiwa | ||
| Plural | First person | excl. | nimistâposominân | nimistâposominânak |
| incl. | kimistâposominaw | kimistâposominawak | ||
| Second person | kimistâposomiwâw | kimistâposomiwâwak | ||
| Third person | omistâposomiwâwa | omistâposomiwâwa | ||
| Obviative | omistâposomiyiwa | omistâposomiyiwa | ||
References
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018), Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 314