mahkwa

Fox

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa.

Noun

mahkwa

  1. bear

Inflection
Inflection of mahkwa
Unpossessed Singular Noun Plural Noun
Proximate mahkwa mahkwaki
Obviative mahkwani mahkwahi
Vocative mahkwe mahkotike
Local mahkoki  
Possessed Singular Noun Plural Noun
Singular Possessive Plural Possessive Singular Possessive Plural Possessive
First person Proximate nemahkoma nemahkomenâna nemahkomaki nemahkomenânaki
Obviative nemahkomani nemahkomenânani nemahkomahi nemahkomenânahi
Vocative nemahkome nemahkomenâne nemahkometike nemahkomenânetike
Local nemahkomeki nemahkomenâneki    
First and second person Proximate   kemahkomenâna   kemahkomenânaki
Obviative   kemahkomenânani   kemahkomenânahi
Vocative   kemahkomenâne   kemahkomenânetike
Local   kemahkomenâneki    
Second person Proximate kemahkoma kemahkomwâwa kemahkomaki kemahkomwâwaki
Obviative kemahkomani kemahkomwâwani kemahkomahi kemahkomwâwahi
Vocative kemahkome kemahkomwâwe kemahkometike kemahkomwâwetike
Local kemahkomeki kemahkomwâweki    
Third person Obviative omahkomani omahkomwâwani omahkomahi omahkomwâwahi
Vocative omahkome omahkomwâwe omahkometike omahkomwâwetike
Local omahkomeki omahkomwâweki    
Indefinite Proximate omahkominawa   omahkominawaki  
Obviative omahkominawani   omahkominawahi  
Vocative omahkominawe   omahkominawetike  
Local omahkominaweki      

References
  • Goddard, Ives and Thomason, Lucy. A Meskwaki-English and English-Meskwaki Dictionary Based on Early Twentieth-Century Writings by Native Speakers. Petoskey, MI: Mundart Press, 2014.

Kickapoo

Noun

mahkwa inan

  1. bear

References

• Paul H. Voorhis, 1988, Kickapoo Vocabulary, Winnipeg, Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics.

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