mipwâm
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *mepwa·mi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɪˈpʷɑːm]
- Hyphenation: mi‧pwâm
Noun
mipwâm inan (plural mipwâma, augmentative mahkipwâm, Syllabics ᒥᑇᒼ)
- thigh
Declension
Possessive inflection of mipwâm (stem: -pwâm-)
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | mipwâm | mipwâma | |
Singular | First person | nipwâm | nipwâma |
Second person | kipwâm | kipwâma | |
Third person | opwâm | opwâma | |
Obviative | opwâmiyiw | opwâmiyiwa | |
Plural | First person (excl.) | nipwâminân | nipwâminâna |
First person (incl.) | kipwâminaw | kipwâminawa | |
Second person | kipwâmiwâw | kipwâmiwâwa | |
Third person | opwâmiwâw | opwâmiwâwa | |
Obviative | opwâmiyiw | opwâmiyiwa |
References
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 314