wâpos
See also: wapos
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *wa·poswa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wɑːˈpʊs]
- Hyphenation: wâ‧pos
Noun
wâpos anim (plural wâposwak, augmentative mistâpos, Syllabics ᐚᐳᐢ)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | wâpos | wâposwak | ||
| Singular | First person | niwâposom | niwâposomak | |
| Second person | kiwâposom | kiwâposomak | ||
| Third person | owâposoma | owâposoma | ||
| Obviative | owâposomiyiwa | owâposomiyiwa | ||
| Plural | First person | excl. | niwâposominân | niwâposominânak |
| incl. | kiwâposominaw | kiwâposominawak | ||
| Second person | kiwâposomiwâw | kiwâposomiwâwak | ||
| Third person | owâposomiwâwa | owâposomiwâwa | ||
| Obviative | owâposomiyiwa | owâposomiyiwa | ||
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 438
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018), Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 322