This is a possessive paradigm for the dependent animate noun aaáhs ‘elder relation’, as produced by Beverly Little Bear Hungry Wolf in July and August 2017. If you hover over a Blackfoot word, a pronunciation guide will be available. Pronunciation guides are provided by Beverly Little Bear Hungry Wolf (received in Jul-Aug 2017).
This is the possessive paradigm for aaáhs with a singular possessed object, i.e. ‘grandfather or grandmother’:
| Blackfoot word | English | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | naaáhsa | ‘My grandparent’ | 1SG |
| Sound | kaaáhsa | ‘Your (singular) grandparent’ | 2SG |
| Sound | maaáhsi | ‘His/her grandparent’ | 3SG |
| Sound | naaáhsinnaana | ‘Our (not including you) grandparent’ | 1PL |
| Sound | kaaáhsinnoona | ‘Our (including you) grandparent’ | 21 |
| Sound | kaaáhsoaawa(wa) | ‘Your (plural) grandparent’ | 2PL |
| Sound | maaáhsoaawa(yi) | ‘Their grandparent’ | 3PL |
This is the possessive paradigm for aaáhs with a plural possessed object, i.e. ‘grandparents’:
| Blackfoot word | English | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | naaáhsiksi | ‘My grandparents’ | 1SG |
| Sound | kaaáhsiksi | ‘Your (singular) grandparents’ | 2SG |
| Sound | maaáhsiksi | ‘His or her grandparents’ | 3SG |
| Sound | naaáhsinnaaniksi | ‘Our (not including you) grandparents’ | 1PL |
| Sound | kaaáhsinnooniksi | ‘Our (including you) grandparents’ | 21 |
| Sound | kaaáhsoaawaiksi | ‘Your (plural) grandparents’ | 2PL |
| Sound | maaáhsoaawaiksi | ‘Their grandparents’ | 3PL |