wâpos

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See also: wapos

Plains Cree

Wâpos.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wa·poswa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: wâ‧pos

Noun

wâpos anim (plural wâposwak, augmentative mistâpos, Syllabics ᐚᐳᐢ)

  1. rabbit, hare

Inflection

Possessive inflection of wâpos (stem: -wâposw-)
singular plural
Indefinite wâpos wâposwak
Singular First person niwâposom niwâposomak
Second person kiwâposom kiwâposomak
Third person owâposoma owâposoma
Obviative owâposomiyiwa owâposomiyiwa
Plural First person (excl.) niwâposominân niwâposominânak
First person (incl.) kiwâposominaw kiwâposominawak
Second person kiwâposomiwâw kiwâposomiwâwak
Third person owâposomiwâwa owâposomiwâwa
Obviative owâposomiyiwa owâposomiyiwa

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 438
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 322
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