askipwâwi

Plains Cree

Etymology

From askiy (“earth”) +‎ wâwi (“egg”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʌsˈkɪ.pʷɑːˌwɪ]
  • Hyphenation: as‧kip‧wâ‧wi

Noun

askipwâwi inan (plural askipwâwa, Syllabics ᐊᐢᑭᑇᐏ)

  1. potato

Declension
Possessive inflection of askipwâwi (stem: -askipwâw-)
singular plural
Indefinite askipwâwi askipwâwa
Singular First person nitaskipwâwi nitaskipwâwa
Second person kitaskipwâwi kitaskipwâwa
Third person otaskipwâwi otaskipwâwa
Obviative otaskipwâwiiyiw otaskipwâwiiyiwa
Plural First person (excl.) nitaskipwâwiinân nitaskipwâwiinâna
First person (incl.) kitaskipwâwiinaw kitaskipwâwiinawa
Second person kitaskipwâwiiwâw kitaskipwâwiiwâwa
Third person otaskipwâwiiwâw otaskipwâwiiwâwa
Obviative otaskipwâwiiyiw otaskipwâwiiyiwa

References
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 307
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