i'pówahsin-

Blackfoot

Etymology

From i'powat- (“to speak harshly”) +‎ -hsin (abstract nominaliser).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iʔpówaxsin/
(Siksika) IPA(key): [ɪ̀ʔpówḁxsɪ̀n]
(Kainai) IPA(key): [ɪ̀ʔpʊ́wʔxsɪ̀n]
(Aamsskaapipikani, Aapatohsipikani) IPA(key): [ɪ̀ʔpówḁxs̠ɪ̀n]

Stem

i'pówahsin- inan (singular, non-referentional i'pówahsini, plural i'pówahsiistsi)

  1. language
  2. talk, talking
  3. speech

References

  • Frantz, Donald G.; Genee, Inge (2016–2023), Blackfoot Online Dictionary‎[1], University of Toronto Press
  • Weber, Natalie; Derrick, Donald (2025), “A Phonetic Description of Káínai Blackfoot”, in Language Documentation & Conservation‎[2], volume 19, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, pages 248–304
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