asiniy
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʌ.sɪˌnij]
- Hyphenation: a‧si‧niy
Noun
asiniy inan (plural asiniya, diminutive asinîs, Syllabics ᐊᓯᓂᕀ)
Inflection
Possessive inflection of asiniy (stem: -asiniy-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | asiniy | asiniya | |
| Singular | First person | nitasiniy | nitasiniya |
| Second person | kitasiniy | kitasiniya | |
| Third person | otasiniy | otasiniya | |
| Obviative | otasinîyiw | otasinîyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nitasinînân | nitasinînâna |
| First person (incl.) | kitasinînaw | kitasinînawa | |
| Second person | kitasinîwâw | kitasinîwâwa | |
| Third person | otasinîwâw | otasinîwâwa | |
| Obviative | otasinîyiw | otasinîyiwa | |
Noun
asiniy anim or inan (plural asiniyak / asiniya, locative asinîhk, diminutive asinîs, Syllabics ᐊᓯᓂᕀ)
Inflection
Possessive inflection of asiniy (stem: -asiniy-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | asiniy | asiniyak | |
| Singular | First person | nitasiniy | nitasiniyak |
| Second person | kitasiniy | kitasiniyak | |
| Third person | otasiniya | otasiniya | |
| Obviative | otasinîyiwa | otasinîyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nitasinînân | nitasinînânak |
| First person (incl.) | kitasinînaw | kitasinînawak | |
| Second person | kitasinîwâw | kitasinîwâwak | |
| Third person | otasinîwâwa | otasinîwâwa | |
| Obviative | otasinîyiwa | otasinîyiwa | |
Possessive inflection of asiniy (stem: -asiniy-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | asiniy | asiniya | |
| Singular | First person | nitasiniy | nitasiniya |
| Second person | kitasiniy | kitasiniya | |
| Third person | otasiniy | otasiniya | |
| Obviative | otasinîyiw | otasinîyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | nitasinînân | nitasinînâna |
| First person (incl.) | kitasinînaw | kitasinînawa | |
| Second person | kitasinîwâw | kitasinîwâwa | |
| Third person | otasinîwâw | otasinîwâwa | |
| Obviative | otasinîyiw | otasinîyiwa | |
Derived terms
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, pages 435, 438
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 207
- “asiniy”, in itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary[2], Alberta Language Technology Lab, 2019