mînis
Plains Cree
Mînisa.
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *mi·na + -is.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [miːˈnɪs]
- Hyphenation: mî‧nis
Declension
Possessive inflection of mînis (stem: -mînis-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | mînis | mînisa | |
| Singular | First person | nimînis | nimînisa |
| Second person | kimînis | kimînisa | |
| Third person | omînis | omînisa | |
| Obviative | omînisiyiw | omînisiyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nimînisinân | nimînisinâna |
| First person (incl.) | kimînisinaw | kimînisinawa | |
| Second person | kimînisiwâw | kimînisiwâwa | |
| Third person | omînisiwâw | omînisiwâwa | |
| Obviative | omînisiyiw | omînisiyiwa | |
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 435
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 24
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