maskisin
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *maskeseni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmʌs.kɪˌsɪn]
- Hyphenation: mas‧ki‧sin
Noun
maskisin inan (plural maskisina, Syllabics ᒪᐢᑭᓯᐣ)
- moccasin, shoe
Inflection
Possessive inflection of maskisin (stem: -maskisin-)
singular | plural | ||
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Indefinite | maskisin | maskisina | |
Singular | First person | nimaskisin | nimaskisina |
Second person | kimaskisin | kimaskisina | |
Third person | omaskisin | omaskisina | |
Obviative | omaskisiniyiw | omaskisiniyiwa | |
Plural | First person (excl.) | nimaskisininân | nimaskisininâna |
First person (incl.) | kimaskisininaw | kimaskisininawa | |
Second person | kimaskisiniwâw | kimaskisiniwâwa | |
Third person | omaskisiniwâw | omaskisiniwâwa | |
Obviative | omaskisiniyiw | omaskisiniyiwa |
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1996), “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 438
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 313