mistatim
Plains Cree
editEtymology
editNaming the horse after the dog is a common pattern among Native Americans (compare South Slavey tlįcho, Navajo łį́į́ʼ), referring to the reintroduction of the horse by the Europeans.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmistatim anim (plural mistatimwak, diminutive miscacimosis, Syllabics ᒥᐢᑕᑎᒼ)
Declension
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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 437
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 314