awâsis
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Plains Cree[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *awa·sa + -is.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
awâsis anim (plural awâsisak, Syllabics ᐊᐚᓯᐢ)
Declension[edit]
Possessive inflection of awâsis (stem: -awâsis-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | awâsis | awâsisak | |
| Singular | First person | nitawâsis | nitawâsisak |
| Second person | kitawâsis | kitawâsisak | |
| Third person | otawâsisa | otawâsisa | |
| Obviative | otawâsisiyiwa | otawâsisiyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nitawâsisinân | nitawâsisinânak |
| First person (incl.) | kitawâsisinaw | kitawâsisinawak | |
| Second person | kitawâsisiwâw | kitawâsisiwâwak | |
| Third person | otawâsisiwâwa | otawâsisiwâwa | |
| Obviative | otawâsisiyiwa | otawâsisiyiwa | |
References[edit]
- H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 436
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 308