This is a possessive paradigm for the dependent inanimate noun ookóówa ‘home, house’, as produced by Beverly Little Bear Hungry Wolf. For an alternate form, see Frantz (2017, pp. 81-82). If you hover over a Blackfoot word, a pronunciation guide will be available. Pronunciation guides and audio files are provided by Beverly Little Bear Hungry Wolf (audio files recorded in Jul 2017).
This the paradigm for the singular possessed object, i.e. ‘house’:
| Blackfoot word | English | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | nookóówani | ‘My house’ | 1SG |
| Sound | kookóówani | ‘Your (singular) house’ | 2SG |
| Sound | ookóówani | ‘His/her house’ | 3SG |
| Sound | nookóónnaani | ‘Our (not including you) house’ | 1PL |
| Sound | kookóónnooni | ‘Our (including you) house’ | 21 |
| Sound | kookóówaawayi | ‘Your (plural) house’ | 2PL |
| Sound | ookóówaawayaa(wa) | ‘Their house’ | 3PL |
This is the paradigm for the plural possessed object, i.e. ‘houses’:
SoundPlay the entire paradigm for the plural possessed object, i.e. ‘houses’
| Blackfoot word | English | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | nookóówaistsi | ‘My houses’ | 1SG |
| Sound | kookóówaawaistsi | ‘Your (singular) houses’ | 2SG |
| Sound | ookóówaawaistsi | ‘His or her houses’ | 3SG |
| Sound | nookóónnaanistsi | ‘Our (not including you) houses’ | 1PL |
| Sound | kookóónnoonistsi | ‘Our (including you) houses’ | 21 |
| Sound | kookóówaawaistsi | ‘Your (plural) houses’ | 2PL |
| Sound | ookóówaawaistsi | ‘Their houses’ | 3PL |
References
- Frantz, D. G. (2017). Blackfoot Grammar (3rd ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.