kihiw

Plains Cree

Kihiw.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *kenriwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɪˈhiw]
• Hyphenation: ki‧hiw

Noun

kihiw anim (plural kihiwak, Syllabics ᑭᐦᐃᐤ)

1. eagle

Declension

Possessive inflection of kihiw (stem: -kihiw-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		kihiw	kihiwak
Singular	First person	nikihiw	nikihiwak
	Second person	kikihiw	kikihiwak
	Third person	okihiwa	okihiwa
	Obviative	okihiwiyiwa	okihiwiyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nikihiwinân	nikihiwinânak
	First person (incl.)	kikihiwinaw	kikihiwinawak
	Second person	kikihiwiwâw	kikihiwiwâwak
	Third person	okihiwiwâwa	okihiwiwâwa
	Obviative	okihiwiyiwa	okihiwiyiwa

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 430
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 311