ocêk
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *wečye·kwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʊˈt͡seːk]
- Hyphenation: o‧cêk
Noun
ocêk anim (plural ocêkwak, Syllabics ᐅᒉᐠ)
Declension
Possessive inflection of ocêk (stem: -ocêkw-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | ocêk | ocêkwak | |
| Singular | First person | nicocêk | nicocêkwak |
| Second person | kicocêk | kicocêkwak | |
| Third person | ococêkwa | ococêkwa | |
| Obviative | ococêkiyiwa | ococêkiyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nicocêkinân | nicocêkinânak |
| First person (incl.) | kicocêkinaw | kicocêkinawak | |
| Second person | kicocêkiwâw | kicocêkiwâwak | |
| Third person | ococêkiwâwa | ococêkiwâwa | |
| Obviative | ococêkiyiwa | ococêkiyiwa | |
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