maskasiy
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *meškašya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmʌs.kʌˌsij]
- Hyphenation: mas‧ka‧siy
Noun
maskasiy anim (plural maskasiyak, Syllabics ᒪᐢᑲᓯᐩ)
- nail
Declension
Possessive inflection of maskasiy (stem: -askasiy-)
singular | plural | ||
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Indefinite | maskasiy | maskasiyak | |
Singular | First person | naskasiy | naskasiyak |
Second person | kaskasiy | kaskasiyak | |
Third person | waskasiya | waskasiya | |
Obviative | waskasiyiyiwa | waskasiyiyiwa | |
Plural | First person (excl.) | naskasiyinân | naskasiyinânak |
First person (incl.) | kaskasiyinaw | kaskasiyinawak | |
Second person | kaskasiyiwâw | kaskasiyiwâwak | |
Third person | waskasiyiwâwa | waskasiyiwâwa | |
Obviative | waskasiyiyiwa | waskasiyiyiwa |
References
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 313