awâsis

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *awa·sa +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʌ.wɑːˌsɪs]
  • Hyphenation: a‧wâ‧sis

Noun

awâsis anim (plural awâsisak, diminutive awâsisis, Syllabics ᐊᐚᓯᐢ)

  1. child

Declension

Possessive inflection of awâsis (stem: -awâsis-)
singular plural
Indefinite awâsis awâsisak
Singular First person nitawâsisim nitawâsisimak
Second person kitawâsisim kitawâsisimak
Third person otawâsisima otawâsisima
Obviative otawâsisimiyiwa otawâsisimiyiwa
Plural First person (excl.) nitawâsisiminân nitawâsisiminânak
First person (incl.) kitawâsisiminaw kitawâsisiminawak
Second person kitawâsisimiwâw kitawâsisimiwâwak
Third person otawâsisimiwâwa otawâsisimiwâwa
Obviative otawâsisimiyiwa otawâsisimiyiwa

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 436
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 308
  • “awâsis”, in itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary‎[2], Alberta Language Technology Lab, 2019
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