kihiw
Plains Cree
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Kihiw.
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *kenriwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɪˈhiw]
- Hyphenation: ki‧hiw
Declension
Possessive inflection of kihiw (stem: -kihiw-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | kihiw | kihiwak | |
| Singular | First person | nikihiw | nikihiwak |
| Second person | kikihiw | kikihiwak | |
| Third person | okihiwa | okihiwa | |
| Obviative | okihiwiyiwa | okihiwiyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nikihiwinân | nikihiwinânak |
| First person (incl.) | kikihiwinaw | kikihiwinawak | |
| Second person | kikihiwiwâw | kikihiwiwâwak | |
| Third person | okihiwiwâwa | okihiwiwâwa | |
| Obviative | okihiwiyiwa | okihiwiyiwa | |
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 430
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 311
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