amisk
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa. Cognates include Ojibwe amik and Potawatomi mek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʌˈmɪsk]
- Hyphenation: a‧misk
Noun
amisk anim (plural amiskwak, Syllabics ᐊᒥᐢᐠ)
Declension
Possessive inflection of amisk (stem: -amiskw-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | amisk | amiskwak | |
| Singular | First person | nitamiskom | nitamiskomak |
| Second person | kitamiskom | kitamiskomak | |
| Third person | otamiskoma | otamiskoma | |
| Obviative | otamiskomiyiwa | otamiskomiyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nitamiskominân | nitamiskominânak |
| First person (incl.) | kitamiskominaw | kitamiskominawak | |
| Second person | kitamiskomiwâw | kitamiskomiwâwak | |
| Third person | otamiskomiwâwa | otamiskomiwâwa | |
| Obviative | otamiskomiyiwa | otamiskomiyiwa | |
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 307