mînis

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *mi·na +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [miːˈnɪs]
  • Hyphenation: mî‧nis

Noun

mînis inan (plural mînisa, augmentative mahkiminakâw, Syllabics ᒦᓂᐢ)

  1. berry

Declension

Possessive inflection of mînis (stem: -mînis-)
singular plural
Indefinite mînis mînisa
Singular First person nimînis nimînisa
Second person kimînis kimînisa
Third person omînis omînisa
Obviative omînisiyiw omînisiyiwa
Plural First person (excl.) nimînisinân nimînisinâna
First person (incl.) kimînisinaw kimînisinawa
Second person kimînisiwâw kimînisiwâwa
Third person omînisiwâw omînisiwâwa
Obviative omînisiyiw omînisiyiwa

References

  • H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, page 435
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 24
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