kôna
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *ko·na.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koːˈnʌ]
- Hyphenation: kô‧na
Declension
Possessive inflection of kôna (stem: -kôna-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | kôna | — | |
| Singular | First person | nikôna | — |
| Second person | kikôna | — | |
| Third person | okônaa | — | |
| Obviative | okônaiyiwa | — | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nikônainân | — |
| First person (incl.) | kikônainaw | — | |
| Second person | kikônaiwâw | — | |
| Third person | okônaiwâwa | — | |
| Obviative | okônaiyiwa | — | |
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1973), “Plains Cree: A grammatical study”, in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume 63, issue 5, Philadelphia, page 22
- H. C. Wolfart (1996), “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 438
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 312
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