cîmân

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ti·ma·ni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡siːˈmɑːn]
  • Hyphenation: cî‧mân

Noun

cîmân inan (plural cîmâna, Syllabics ᒌᒫᐣ)

  1. boat, canoe

Declension

Possessive inflection of cîmân (stem: -cîmân-)
singular plural
Indefinite cîmân cîmâna
Singular First person nicîmân nicîmâna
Second person kicîmân kicîmâna
Third person ocîmân ocîmâna
Obviative ocîmâniyiw ocîmâniyiwa
Plural First person excl. nicîmâninân nicîmâninâna
incl. kicîmâninaw kicîmâninawa
Second person kicîmâniwâw kicîmâniwâwa
Third person ocîmâniwâw ocîmâniwâwa
Obviative ocîmâniyiw ocîmâniyiwa

References

  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018), Cree: Language of the plains‎[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 309
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