ihkwêwa

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa.

Noun

ihkwêwa anim

  1. woman

Inflection

Inflection of ihkwêwa
Unpossessed Singular Noun Plural Noun
Proximate ihkwêwa ihkwêwaki
Obviative ihkwêwani ihkwêwahi
Vocative ihkwê ihkwêtike
Local ihkwêki  
Possessed Singular Noun Plural Noun
Singular Possessive Plural Possessive Singular Possessive Plural Possessive
First person Proximate netihkwêma netihkwêmenâna netihkwêmaki netihkwêmenânaki
Obviative netihkwêmani netihkwêmenânani netihkwêmahi netihkwêmenânahi
Vocative netihkwême netihkwêmenâne netihkwêmetike netihkwêmenânetike
Local netihkwêmeki netihkwêmenâneki    
First and second person Proximate   ketihkwêmenâna   ketihkwêmenânaki
Obviative   ketihkwêmenânani   ketihkwêmenânahi
Vocative   ketihkwêmenâne   ketihkwêmenânetike
Local   ketihkwêmenâneki    
Second person Proximate ketihkwêma ketihkwêmwâwa ketihkwêmaki ketihkwêmwâwaki
Obviative ketihkwêmani ketihkwêmwâwani ketihkwêmahi ketihkwêmwâwahi
Vocative ketihkwême ketihkwêmwâwe ketihkwêmetike ketihkwêmwâwetike
Local ketihkwêmeki ketihkwêmwâweki    
Third person Obviative otihkwêmani otihkwêmwâwani otihkwêmahi otihkwêmwâwahi
Vocative otihkwême otihkwêmwâwe otihkwêmetike otihkwêmwâwetike
Local otihkwêmeki otihkwêmwâweki    
Indefinite Proximate otihkwêminawa   otihkwêminawaki  
Obviative otihkwêminawani   otihkwêminawahi  
Vocative otihkwêminawe   otihkwêminawetike  
Local otihkwêminaweki      


References

  • Goddard, Ives and Thomason, Lucy. A Meskwaki-English and English-Meskwaki Dictionary Based on Early Twentieth-Century Writings by Native Speakers. Petoskey, MI: Mundart Press, 2014.
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