mihko
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *meskwi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɪhˈkʊ]
- Hyphenation: mi‧hko
Noun
mihko inan (plural mihkwa, Syllabics ᒥᐦᑯ)
Declension
Possessive inflection of mihko (stem: -mihkw-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | mihko | mihkwa | |
| Singular | First person | nimihko | nimihkwa |
| Second person | kimihko | kimihkwa | |
| Third person | omihko | omihkwa | |
| Obviative | omihkoiyiw | omihkoiyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nimihkoinân | nimihkoinâna |
| First person (incl.) | kimihkoinaw | kimihkoinawa | |
| Second person | kimihkoiwâw | kimihkoiwâwa | |
| Third person | omihkoiwâw | omihkoiwâwa | |
| Obviative | omihkoiyiw | omihkoiyiwa | |
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 313