oyâkan
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *wera·kani.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʊ.jɑːˌkʌn]
- Hyphenation: o‧yâ‧kan
Noun
oyâkan inan (plural oyâkana, diminutive oyâkanis, Syllabics ᐅᔮᑲᐣ)
Declension
Possessive inflection of oyâkan (stem: -oyâkan-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | oyâkan | oyâkana | |
| Singular | First person | nitoyâkan | nitoyâkana |
| Second person | kitoyâkan | kitoyâkana | |
| Third person | otoyâkan | otoyâkana | |
| Obviative | otoyâkaniyiw | otoyâkaniyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nitoyâkaninân | nitoyâkaninâna |
| First person (incl.) | kitoyâkaninaw | kitoyâkaninawa | |
| Second person | kitoyâkaniwâw | kitoyâkaniwâwa | |
| Third person | otoyâkaniwâw | otoyâkaniwâwa | |
| Obviative | otoyâkaniyiw | otoyâkaniyiwa | |
References
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 318