sâkahikan

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *sa·kahikani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɑːˈkʌ.hɪkˌkʌn]
• Hyphenation: sâ‧ka‧hi‧kan

Noun

sâkahikan inan (plural sâkahikana, locative sâkahikanihk, Syllabics ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ)

1. lake

Declension

Possessive inflection of sâkahikan (stem: -sâkahikan-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		sâkahikan	sâkahikana
Singular	First person	nisâkahikan	nisâkahikana
	Second person	kisâkahikan	kisâkahikana
	Third person	osâkahikan	osâkahikana
	Obviative	osâkahikaniyiw	osâkahikaniyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nisâkahikaninân	nisâkahikaninâna
	First person (incl.)	kisâkahikaninaw	kisâkahikaninawa
	Second person	kisâkahikaniwâw	kisâkahikaniwâwa
	Third person	osâkahikaniwâw	osâkahikaniwâwa
	Obviative	osâkahikaniyiw	osâkahikaniyiwa

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 437
• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 320