mistanask

Plains Cree

Mistanask.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian [Term?]. Cognate with Ojibwe mitanask.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪs.tʌˌnʌsk]
• Hyphenation: mis‧ta‧nask

Noun

mistanask anim (plural mistanaskwak, Syllabics ᒥᐢᑕᓇᐢᐠ)

1. badger

Declension

Possessive inflection of mistanask (stem: -mistanaskw-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		mistanask	mistanaskwak
Singular	First person	nimistanask	nimistanaskwak
	Second person	kimistanask	kimistanaskwak
	Third person	omistanaskwa	omistanaskwa
	Obviative	omistanaskiyiwa	omistanaskiyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nimistanaskinân	nimistanaskinânak
	First person (incl.)	kimistanaskinaw	kimistanaskinawak
	Second person	kimistanaskiwâw	kimistanaskiwâwak
	Third person	omistanaskiwâwa	omistanaskiwâwa
	Obviative	omistanaskiyiwa	omistanaskiyiwa

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 314