kinêpik
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *kene·pikwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɪ.neːˌpɪk]
- Hyphenation: ki‧nê‧pik
Noun
kinêpik anim (plural kinêpikwak, Syllabics ᑭᓀᐱᐠ)
Declension
Possessive inflection of kinêpik (stem: -kinêpikw-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | kinêpik | kinêpikwak | |
| Singular | First person | nikinêpik | nikinêpikwak |
| Second person | kikinêpik | kikinêpikwak | |
| Third person | okinêpikwa | okinêpikwa | |
| Obviative | okinêpikiyiwa | okinêpikiyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nikinêpikinân | nikinêpikinânak |
| First person (incl.) | kikinêpikinaw | kikinêpikinawak | |
| Second person | kikinêpikiwâw | kikinêpikiwâwak | |
| Third person | okinêpikiwâwa | okinêpikiwâwa | |
| Obviative | okinêpikiyiwa | okinêpikiyiwa | |
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 311