shekâkwa

Fox

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa.

Noun

shekâkwa

1. skunk

Inflection

Inflection of shekâkwa

Unpossessed		Singular Noun		Plural Noun
Proximate		shekâkwa		shekâkwaki
Obviative		shekâkwani		shekâkwahi
Vocative		shekâkwe		shekâkotike
Local		shekâkoki
Possessed		Singular Noun		Plural Noun
		Singular Possessive	Plural Possessive	Singular Possessive	Plural Possessive
First person	Proximate	neshekâkoma	neshekâkomenâna	neshekâkomaki	neshekâkomenânaki
	Obviative	neshekâkomani	neshekâkomenânani	neshekâkomahi	neshekâkomenânahi
	Vocative	neshekâkome	neshekâkomenâne	neshekâkometike	neshekâkomenânetike
	Local	neshekâkomeki	neshekâkomenâneki
First and second person	Proximate		keshekâkomenâna		keshekâkomenânaki
	Obviative		keshekâkomenânani		keshekâkomenânahi
	Vocative		keshekâkomenâne		keshekâkomenânetike
	Local		keshekâkomenâneki
Second person	Proximate	keshekâkoma	keshekâkomwâwa	keshekâkomaki	keshekâkomwâwaki
	Obviative	keshekâkomani	keshekâkomwâwani	keshekâkomahi	keshekâkomwâwahi
	Vocative	keshekâkome	keshekâkomwâwe	keshekâkometike	keshekâkomwâwetike
	Local	keshekâkomeki	keshekâkomwâweki
Third person	Obviative	oshekâkomani	oshekâkomwâwani	oshekâkomahi	oshekâkomwâwahi
	Vocative	oshekâkome	oshekâkomwâwe	oshekâkometike	oshekâkomwâwetike
	Local	oshekâkomeki	oshekâkomwâweki
Indefinite	Proximate	oshekâkominawa		oshekâkominawaki
	Obviative	oshekâkominawani		oshekâkominawahi
	Vocative	oshekâkominawe		oshekâkominawetike
	Local	oshekâkominaweki

Derived terms

• shekâkôhêha - diminutive

References

• Gordon Whittaker, A Concise Dictionary of the Sauk Language, The Sac & Fox National Public Library, 2005
• Goddard, Ives and Thomason, Lucy. A Meskwaki-English and English-Meskwaki Dictionary Based on Early Twentieth-Century Writings by Native Speakers. Petoskey, MI: Mundart Press, 2014.
• Hewson, John (2017), “šeka·kwa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies