oyâkan

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wera·kani.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʊ.jɑːˌkʌn]
  • Hyphenation: o‧yâ‧kan

Noun

oyâkan inan (plural oyâkana, diminutive oyâkanis, Syllabics ᐅᔮᑲᐣ)

  1. dish, bowl

Declension

Possessive inflection of oyâkan (stem: -oyâkan-)
singular plural
Indefinite oyâkan oyâkana
Singular First person nitoyâkan nitoyâkana
Second person kitoyâkan kitoyâkana
Third person otoyâkan otoyâkana
Obviative otoyâkaniyiw otoyâkaniyiwa
Plural First person excl. nitoyâkaninân nitoyâkaninâna
incl. kitoyâkaninaw kitoyâkaninawa
Second person kitoyâkaniwâw kitoyâkaniwâwa
Third person otoyâkaniwâw otoyâkaniwâwa
Obviative otoyâkaniyiw otoyâkaniyiwa

References

  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018), Cree: Language of the plains‎[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 318
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