pâskisikan

Plains Cree

Etymology

From pâskisaw (“to shoot”) +‎ -ikan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑːsˈkɪ.sɪkˌkʌn]
• Hyphenation: pâs‧ki‧si‧kan

Noun

pâskisikan inan (plural pâskisikana, Syllabics ᐹᐢᑭᓯᑲᐣ)

1. gun

Declension

Possessive inflection of pâskisikan (stem: -pâskisikan-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		pâskisikan	pâskisikana
Singular	First person	nipâskisikan	nipâskisikana
	Second person	kipâskisikan	kipâskisikana
	Third person	opâskisikan	opâskisikana
	Obviative	opâskisikaniyiw	opâskisikaniyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nipâskisikaninân	nipâskisikaninâna
	First person (incl.)	kipâskisikaninaw	kipâskisikaninawa
	Second person	kipâskisikaniwâw	kipâskisikaniwâwa
	Third person	opâskisikaniwâw	opâskisikaniwâwa
	Obviative	opâskisikaniyiw	opâskisikaniyiwa

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 437
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 319