wâpos
See also: wapos
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *wa·poswa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wɑːˈpʊs]
- Hyphenation: wâ‧pos
Noun
wâpos anim (plural wâposwak, augmentative mistâpos, Syllabics ᐚᐳᐢ)
Inflection
Possessive inflection of wâpos (stem: -wâposw-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | wâpos | wâposwak | |
| Singular | First person | niwâposom | niwâposomak |
| Second person | kiwâposom | kiwâposomak | |
| Third person | owâposoma | owâposoma | |
| Obviative | owâposomiyiwa | owâposomiyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | niwâposominân | niwâposominânak |
| First person (incl.) | kiwâposominaw | kiwâposominawak | |
| Second person | kiwâposomiwâw | kiwâposomiwâwak | |
| Third person | owâposomiwâwa | owâposomiwâwa | |
| Obviative | owâposomiyiwa | owâposomiyiwa | |
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 322