shekâkwa

Fox

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa.

Noun

shekâkwa

  1. skunk

Inflection

Inflection of shekâkwa
Unpossessed Singular Noun Plural Noun
Proximate shekâkwa shekâkwaki
Obviative shekâkwani shekâkwahi
Vocative shekâkwe shekâkotike
Local shekâkoki  
Possessed Singular Noun Plural Noun
Singular Possessive Plural Possessive Singular Possessive Plural Possessive
First person Proximate neshekâkoma neshekâkomenâna neshekâkomaki neshekâkomenânaki
Obviative neshekâkomani neshekâkomenânani neshekâkomahi neshekâkomenânahi
Vocative neshekâkome neshekâkomenâne neshekâkometike neshekâkomenânetike
Local neshekâkomeki neshekâkomenâneki    
First and second person Proximate   keshekâkomenâna   keshekâkomenânaki
Obviative   keshekâkomenânani   keshekâkomenânahi
Vocative   keshekâkomenâne   keshekâkomenânetike
Local   keshekâkomenâneki    
Second person Proximate keshekâkoma keshekâkomwâwa keshekâkomaki keshekâkomwâwaki
Obviative keshekâkomani keshekâkomwâwani keshekâkomahi keshekâkomwâwahi
Vocative keshekâkome keshekâkomwâwe keshekâkometike keshekâkomwâwetike
Local keshekâkomeki keshekâkomwâweki    
Third person Obviative oshekâkomani oshekâkomwâwani oshekâkomahi oshekâkomwâwahi
Vocative oshekâkome oshekâkomwâwe oshekâkometike oshekâkomwâwetike
Local oshekâkomeki oshekâkomwâweki    
Indefinite Proximate oshekâkominawa   oshekâkominawaki  
Obviative oshekâkominawani   oshekâkominawahi  
Vocative oshekâkominawe   oshekâkominawetike  
Local oshekâkominaweki      


Derived terms

  • shekâkôhêha - diminutive

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), “šeka·kwa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
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