astis

See also: -astis

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aʔtehsi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌsˈtɪs]
• Hyphenation: as‧tis

Noun

astis anim (plural astisak, diminutive ascisis, Syllabics ᐊᐢᑎᐢ)

1. mitten, glove

Declension

Possessive inflection of astis (stem: -astis-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		astis	astisak
Singular	First person	nitastis	nitastisak
	Second person	kitastis	kitastisak
	Third person	otastisa	otastisa
	Obviative	otastisiyiwa	otastisiyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nitastisinân	nitastisinânak
	First person (incl.)	kitastisinaw	kitastisinawak
	Second person	kitastisiwâw	kitastisiwâwak
	Third person	otastisiwâwa	otastisiwâwa
	Obviative	otastisiyiwa	otastisiyiwa

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 307