This is a possessive paradigm for the inanimate noun (m)o’tsís ‘arm, hand’, as produced by Beverly Little Bear Hungry Wolf in Jul-Aug 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). Please note: the ‘m’ of (m)o’tsís does not appear in this paradigm. Please see Frantz (2017, p. 80) for more information.

This the paradigm for the singular possessed object, i.e. ‘arm or hand’:

Possessive paradigm for ‘arm, hand’

	Blackfoot word	English	Person
Sound	no’tsísi	‘My hand’	1SG
Sound	ko’tsísi	‘Your (singular) hand’	2SG
Sound	o’tsísi	‘His/her hand’	3SG
	no’tsínnaani	‘Our (not including you) hand’	1PL
	ko’tsínnooni	‘Our (including you) hand’	21
	ko’tsoaawayi	‘Your (plural) hand’	2PL
	o’tsoaawayi	‘Their hand’	3PL

Note: 1PL, 21, 2PL, and 3PL are semantically odd, i.e. two people cannot have the same hand.

This is the paradigm for the plural possessed object, i.e. ‘arms or hands’:

Possessive paradigm for ‘arms, hands’

	Blackfoot word	English	Person
Sound	no’tsíístsi	‘My hands’	1SG
Sound	ko’tsíístsi	‘Your (singular) hands’	2SG
Sound	o’tsíístsi	‘His or her hands’	3SG
Sound	no’tsínnaanistsi	‘Our (not including you) hands’	1PL
Sound	ko’tsínnoonistsi	‘Our (including you) hands’	21
Sound	ko’tsoaawaistsi	‘Your (plural) hands’	2PL
Sound	o’tsoaawaistsi	‘Their hands’	3PL

References

• Frantz, D. G. (2017). Blackfoot Grammar (3rd ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.