mistatim
Plains Cree
Etymology
From misti- + atim (“dog”).
Naming the horse after the dog is a common pattern among Native Americans (compare South Slavey tlįcho, Navajo łį́į́ʼ), referring to the reintroduction of the horse by the Europeans.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪs.tʌtˌtɪm]
- Hyphenation: mis‧ta‧tim
Noun
mistatim anim (plural mistatimwak, diminutive miscacimosis, Syllabics ᒥᐢᑕᑎᒼ)
- horse
Declension
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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 437
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 314