têhtapiwin

Plains Cree

Etymology

From têhtapiw (“sit”) +‎ -win.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teːhˈtʌp.pɪˌwɪn]
• Hyphenation: têh‧ta‧pi‧win

Noun

têhtapiwin inan (plural têhtapiwina, diminutive cêhcapiwinis, Syllabics ᑌᐦᑕᐱᐏᐣ)

1. seat (any object designed to sit on, including chairs, benches and saddles)

Declension

Possessive inflection of têhtapiwin (stem: -têhtapiwin-)

		singular	plural
Indefinite		têhtapiwin	têhtapiwina
Singular	First person	nitêhtapiwin	nitêhtapiwina
	Second person	kitêhtapiwin	kitêhtapiwina
	Third person	otêhtapiwin	otêhtapiwina
	Obviative	otêhtapiwiniyiw	otêhtapiwiniyiwa
Plural	First person (excl.)	nitêhtapiwininân	nitêhtapiwininâna
	First person (incl.)	kitêhtapiwininaw	kitêhtapiwininawa
	Second person	kitêhtapiwiniwâw	kitêhtapiwiniwâwa
	Third person	otêhtapiwiniwâw	otêhtapiwiniwâwa
	Obviative	otêhtapiwiniyiw	otêhtapiwiniyiwa

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 322