miistsis-

Blackfoot

Pronunciation

(isolated)

  • IPA(key): /miːstís/
    • (Aamsskaapipikani, Aapatohsipikani) IPA(key): [mɪ̀ːs̠tsɪ̂s̠]
    • (Kainai, Siksika) IPA(key): [mɪ̀ːstsɪ̂s]
Pronunciation notes

This is a class 1 stem, meaning that it does not carry an inherent accent in its structure. Its accent, however, is realised in two different ways:

  1. With a high-falling tone in the last syllable when isolated;
  2. Varies depending on the surrounding morphemes in a compound.

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *meʔtekwa (“tree”).

Cognates

Cognate with Ojibwe mitig (“branch”), Naskapi ᒥᔅᑎᒄ (mistikw, “tree”), Munsee míhtukw (“tree”), Powhatan meihtucs (“tree”).

More distantly related to Fox mehtêha (“bow”), Narragansett mihtuckquash, Massachusett muhtugquash.

Noun stem

miistsis- anim (singular proximate miistsísa, singular obviative miistsísi, plural miistííksi, non-referentional miistsíí)

  1. tree

Derived terms

  • miistsáápaaa (“least weasels”)
  • miistsóyis (“wood house”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *meʔtekwi (“tree”).

Cognates

Cognate with Arapaho beeté' (“bow”), Cheyenne ma'ta (“bow”), Cree mistik (“stick”), Menominee mɛqtek (“piece of wood; stick; wood; bow”), Ojibwe mitig (“stick”), Mohegan-Pequot muhtuq (“tree”), Munsee míhtkwus (“stick”), Unami mësakw (“log”).

Noun stem

miistsis- inan (singular miistsísi, plural miistíístsi, non-referentional miistsíí)

  1. stick
  2. branch

References

  • Frantz, Donald G.; Genee, Inge (2016–2023), Blackfoot Online Dictionary‎[1], University of Toronto Press
  • Weber, Natalie; Allen, Blake (2012), Blackfoot Pitch Accent: Insights from Morphophonology‎[2], Vancouver, BC: Department of Linguistics, University of British Columbia
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