nikik
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Plains Cree[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *nekikwa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nikik anim (plural nikikwak, Syllabics ᓂᑭᐠ)
Declension[edit]
Possessive inflection of nikik (stem: -nikikw-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | nikik | nikikwak | |
| Singular | First person | ninikik | ninikikwak |
| Second person | kinikik | kinikikwak | |
| Third person | onikikwa | onikikwa | |
| Obviative | onikikiyiwa | onikikiyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | ninikikinân | ninikikinânak |
| First person (incl.) | kinikikinaw | kinikikinawak | |
| Second person | kinikikiwâw | kinikikiwâwak | |
| Third person | onikikiwâwa | onikikiwâwa | |
| Obviative | onikikiyiwa | onikikiyiwa | |
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 438
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 316