mahwêwa

Fox

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *mahwe·wa. Cognate with Miami mahweewa.

Noun

mahwêwa

  1. wolf

Inflection

Inflection of mahwêwa
Unpossessed Singular Noun Plural Noun
Proximate mahwêwa mahwêwaki
Obviative mahwêwani mahwêwahi
Vocative mahwê mahwêtike
Local mahwêki  
Possessed Singular Noun Plural Noun
Singular Possessive Plural Possessive Singular Possessive Plural Possessive
First person Proximate nemahwêma nemahwêmenâna nemahwêmaki nemahwêmenânaki
Obviative nemahwêmani nemahwêmenânani nemahwêmahi nemahwêmenânahi
Vocative nemahwême nemahwêmenâne nemahwêmetike nemahwêmenânetike
Local nemahwêmeki nemahwêmenâneki    
First and second person Proximate   kemahwêmenâna   kemahwêmenânaki
Obviative   kemahwêmenânani   kemahwêmenânahi
Vocative   kemahwêmenâne   kemahwêmenânetike
Local   kemahwêmenâneki    
Second person Proximate kemahwêma kemahwêmwâwa kemahwêmaki kemahwêmwâwaki
Obviative kemahwêmani kemahwêmwâwani kemahwêmahi kemahwêmwâwahi
Vocative kemahwême kemahwêmwâwe kemahwêmetike kemahwêmwâwetike
Local kemahwêmeki kemahwêmwâweki    
Third person Obviative omahwêmani omahwêmwâwani omahwêmahi omahwêmwâwahi
Vocative omahwême omahwêmwâwe omahwêmetike omahwêmwâwetike
Local omahwêmeki omahwêmwâweki    
Indefinite Proximate omahwêminawa   omahwêminawaki  
Obviative omahwêminawani   omahwêminawahi  
Vocative omahwêminawe   omahwêminawetike  
Local omahwêminaweki      


References

  • Hewson, John (2017), “mahweᐧwa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
  • 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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