têhtapiwin

Plains Cree

Etymology

From têhtapiw (“sit”) +‎ -win.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [teːhˈtʌp.pɪˌwɪn]
  • Hyphenation: têh‧ta‧pi‧win

Noun

têhtapiwin inan (plural têhtapiwina, diminutive cêhcapiwinis, Syllabics ᑌᐦᑕᐱᐏᐣ)

  1. seat (any object designed to sit on, including chairs, benches and saddles)

Declension

Possessive inflection of têhtapiwin (stem: -têhtapiwin-)
singular plural
Indefinite têhtapiwin têhtapiwina
Singular First person nitêhtapiwin nitêhtapiwina
Second person kitêhtapiwin kitêhtapiwina
Third person otêhtapiwin otêhtapiwina
Obviative otêhtapiwiniyiw otêhtapiwiniyiwa
Plural First person (excl.) nitêhtapiwininân nitêhtapiwininâna
First person (incl.) kitêhtapiwininaw kitêhtapiwininawa
Second person kitêhtapiwiniwâw kitêhtapiwiniwâwa
Third person otêhtapiwiniwâw otêhtapiwiniwâwa
Obviative otêhtapiwiniyiw otêhtapiwiniyiwa

References

  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 322
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