mînis
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Plains Cree[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *mi·na + -is.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mînis inan (plural mînisa, augmentative mahkiminakâw, Syllabics ᒦᓂᐢ)
Declension[edit]
Possessive inflection of mînis (stem: -mînis-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | mînis | mînisa | |
| Singular | First person | nimînis | nimînisa |
| Second person | kimînis | kimînisa | |
| Third person | omînis | omînisa | |
| Obviative | omînisiyiw | omînisiyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nimînisinân | nimînisinâna |
| First person (incl.) | kimînisinaw | kimînisinawa | |
| Second person | kimînisiwâw | kimînisiwâwa | |
| Third person | omînisiwâw | omînisiwâwa | |
| Obviative | omînisiyiw | omînisiyiwa | |
References[edit]
- H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 435
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 24