ocêk

Plains Cree

Ocêk.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wečye·kwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊˈt͡seːk]
• Hyphenation: o‧cêk

Noun

ocêk anim (plural ocêkwak, Syllabics ᐅᒉᐠ)

1. fisher

Declension

Possessive inflection of ocêk (stem: -ocêkw-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		ocêk	ocêkwak
Singular	First person	nitocêk	nitocêkwak
	Second person	kitocêk	kitocêkwak
	Third person	otocêkwa	otocêkwa
	Obviative	otocêkiyiwa	otocêkiyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nitocêkinân	nitocêkinânak
	First person (incl.)	kitocêkinaw	kitocêkinawak
	Second person	kitocêkiwâw	kitocêkiwâwak
	Third person	otocêkiwâwa	otocêkiwâwa
	Obviative	otocêkiyiwa	otocêkiyiwa

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 436