mipwâm

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *mepwa·mi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɪˈpʷɑːm]
• Hyphenation: mi‧pwâm

Noun

mipwâm inan (plural mipwâma, augmentative mahkipwâm, Syllabics ᒥᑇᒼ)

1. thigh

Declension

Possessive inflection of mipwâm (stem: -pwâm-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		mipwâm	mipwâma
Singular	First person	nipwâm	nipwâma
	Second person	kipwâm	kipwâma
	Third person	opwâm	opwâma
	Obviative	opwâmiyiw	opwâmiyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nipwâminân	nipwâminâna
	First person (incl.)	kipwâminaw	kipwâminawa
	Second person	kipwâmiwâw	kipwâmiwâwa
	Third person	opwâmiwâw	opwâmiwâwa
	Obviative	opwâmiyiw	opwâmiyiwa

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 314