âpihtawikosisân

Plains Cree

Etymology

From âpihtaw (“half”) +‎ mikosis (“son”) +‎ -ân.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɑː.pɪhˌtʌ.wɪkˈkʊ.sɪˌsɑːn]
• Hyphenation: â‧pih‧ta‧wi‧ko‧si‧sân

Noun

âpihtawikosisân anim (plural âpihtawikosisânak, Syllabics ᐋᐱᐦᑕᐏᑯᓯᓵᐣ)

1. Metis

Declension

Possessive inflection of âpihtawikosisân (stem: -âpihtawikosisân-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		âpihtawikosisân	âpihtawikosisânak
Singular	First person	nitâpihtawikosisân	nitâpihtawikosisânak
	Second person	kitâpihtawikosisân	kitâpihtawikosisânak
	Third person	otâpihtawikosisâna	otâpihtawikosisâna
	Obviative	otâpihtawikosisâniyiwa	otâpihtawikosisâniyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nitâpihtawikosisâninân	nitâpihtawikosisâninânak
	First person (incl.)	kitâpihtawikosisâninaw	kitâpihtawikosisâninawak
	Second person	kitâpihtawikosisâniwâw	kitâpihtawikosisâniwâwak
	Third person	otâpihtawikosisâniwâwa	otâpihtawikosisâniwâwa
	Obviative	otâpihtawikosisâniyiwa	otâpihtawikosisâniyiwa

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 308