wâpos
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See also: wapos
Plains Cree[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *wa·poswa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wâpos anim (plural wâposwak, augmentative mistâpos, Syllabics ᐚᐳᐢ)
Inflection[edit]
Possessive inflection of wâpos (stem: -wâposw-)
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | wâpos | wâposwak | |
Singular | First person | niwâposom | niwâposomak |
Second person | kiwâposom | kiwâposomak | |
Third person | owâposoma | owâposoma | |
Obviative | owâposomiyiwa | owâposomiyiwa | |
Plural | First person (excl.) | niwâposominân | niwâposominânak |
First person (incl.) | kiwâposominaw | kiwâposominawak | |
Second person | kiwâposomiwâw | kiwâposomiwâwak | |
Third person | owâposomiwâwa | owâposomiwâwa | |
Obviative | owâposomiyiwa | owâposomiyiwa |
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 322