amehkwa
Fox
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa.
Noun
amehkwa
Inflection
Inflection of amehkwa
| Unpossessed | Singular Noun | Plural Noun | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximate | amehkwa | amehkwaki | |||
| Obviative | amehkwani | amehkwahi | |||
| Vocative | amehkwe | amehkotike | |||
| Local | amehkoki | ||||
| Possessed | Singular Noun | Plural Noun | |||
| Singular Possessive | Plural Possessive | Singular Possessive | Plural Possessive | ||
| First person | Proximate | netamehkoma | netamehkomenâna | netamehkomaki | netamehkomenânaki |
| Obviative | netamehkomani | netamehkomenânani | netamehkomahi | netamehkomenânahi | |
| Vocative | netamehkome | netamehkomenâne | netamehkometike | netamehkomenânetike | |
| Local | netamehkomeki | netamehkomenâneki | |||
| First and second person | Proximate | ketamehkomenâna | ketamehkomenânaki | ||
| Obviative | ketamehkomenânani | ketamehkomenânahi | |||
| Vocative | ketamehkomenâne | ketamehkomenânetike | |||
| Local | ketamehkomenâneki | ||||
| Second person | Proximate | ketamehkoma | ketamehkomwâwa | ketamehkomaki | ketamehkomwâwaki |
| Obviative | ketamehkomani | ketamehkomwâwani | ketamehkomahi | ketamehkomwâwahi | |
| Vocative | ketamehkome | ketamehkomwâwe | ketamehkometike | ketamehkomwâwetike | |
| Local | ketamehkomeki | ketamehkomwâweki | |||
| Third person | Obviative | otamehkomani | otamehkomwâwani | otamehkomahi | otamehkomwâwahi |
| Vocative | otamehkome | otamehkomwâwe | otamehkometike | otamehkomwâwetike | |
| Local | otamehkomeki | otamehkomwâweki | |||
| Indefinite | Proximate | otamehkominawa | otamehkominawaki | ||
| Obviative | otamehkominawani | otamehkominawahi | |||
| Vocative | otamehkominawe | otamehkominawetike | |||
| Local | otamehkominaweki | ||||
Derived terms
- amehkwaya - beaver pelt
- amehkwânowi - beaver tail
- amehkwikani - beaver bone
- amehkwithowa - be a member of the Beaver clan
References
- Gordon Whittaker, A Concise Dictionary of the Sauk Language, The Sac & Fox National Public Library, 2005
- 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.
- Hewson, John (2017), “ameϴkwa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Miami
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Algonquin amik (“beaver”), Ottawa mik (“beaver”), Potawatomi mek (“beaver”), Cree ᐊᒥᐢᐠ (amisk, “beaver”), Naskapi ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Southern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Northern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Montagnais amishkᵘ (“beaver”), Mohegan-Pequot tumôhq (“beaver”), Munsee amóxkw (“beaver”), Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Miami amehkwa (“beaver”), Ojibwe amik (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Cheyenne hóma'e (“beaver”).
Noun
amehkwa anim (plural amehkwaki)