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Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *awa·sa + -is.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: a‧wâ‧sis
Noun
awâsis anim (plural awâsisak, Syllabics ᐊᐚᓯᐢ)
- child
Declension
Possessive inflection of awâsis (stem: -awâsis-)
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 436
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 308