{"id":4786,"date":"2011-06-24T15:18:14","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T19:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T11:26:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T15:26:47","slug":"inflections-person-dependent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/southern-dialect\/nouns\/inflections-person-dependent\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflections: Person-Dependent"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"pg-title\"><a name=\"top\"><\/a>Nouns with <strong>Person<\/strong> inflection<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"..\/inflections-person\/\">Possessed Nouns<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"..\/inflections-person-extended\/\">Extended Stems<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Dependent Nouns<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 class=\"head\"><a name=\"dependent\"><\/a>Dependent Nouns<\/h3>\r\n<table class=\"med-table\">\r\n<caption>Observation<\/caption>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u14a7\u1514\u14bb<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">nimushuum<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my grandfather<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u1505\u144e\u1427\u1473\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">nistikwaan<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my head<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>Nouns like <span class=\"crt\">nimushum<\/span> and <span class=\"crt\">nistikwaan<\/span> are called DEPENDENT nouns. They always appear with a prefix indicating a person.<\/p>\r\n<table class=\"clear med-table\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">chimushuum<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">your grandfather<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">chistikwaan<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">your head<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">umushuumh<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">his\/her grandfather<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">ustikwaan<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">his\/her head<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>In the Cree dictionary, a noun like <span class=\"bjct\">\u14c2\u14a7\u1514\u14bb<\/span> <span class=\"crt\">nimushuum<\/span> is indicated as nad (noun animate dependent ), while a noun like <span class=\"bjct\">\u14c2\u1505\u144e\u1427\u1473\u14d0<\/span> <span class=\"crt\">nistikwaan<\/span> is indicated as nid (noun inanimate dependent). Dependent nouns include the name of relatives (kinship), body parts, and personal belongings. For example:<\/p>\r\n<table class=\"clear med-table\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u14c3\u148b\u1426\u1404\u146f\u14a1<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">niniichihiikuch<\/td>\r\n<td>nad<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my parents<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u1451\u1511\u14a5\u1505\u1427\u146b\u14a5\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">utuushimiskwemimaau<\/td>\r\n<td>nad<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">a niece, step-daughter<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u1451\u1511\u14a5\u1505\u1427\u146b\u14bb\u1426<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">utuushimiskwemh<\/td>\r\n<td>nad<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">her\/his niece, step-daughter<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u1426\u1450\u1403<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">uhtui<\/td>\r\n<td>nad<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">her\/his harpoon for sturgeon, whale<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u1505\u146f\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">uskun<\/td>\r\n<td>nid<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">his\/her liver<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1427\u1404\u1417\u1466<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">wiiwat<\/td>\r\n<td>nid<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">her\/his suitcase, luggage<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14a5\u1451\u1426\u144e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">mituuhtin<\/td>\r\n<td>nid<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">heel<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h3 class=\"head\">Paradigm for Animate DEPENDENT NOUN<\/h3>\r\n<table class=\"clear med-table\">\r\n<caption><span class=\"bjct\">\u1405\u14a5\u14f4<\/span> <span class=\"crex\">umisa<\/span> (nad) <span class=\"glosst\">older sister<\/span><\/caption>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th><strong>POSSESSOR<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>NOUN<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<th><strong>English TRANSLATION <\/strong><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u148b\u14a5\u1505<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I29a.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>chi<\/strong>mis<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">your older sister<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u148b\u14a5\u14ef\u14a1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>chi<\/strong>misich<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">your older sisters<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u14a5\u1505<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I29b.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>ni<\/strong>mis<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my older sister<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u14a5\u14ef\u14a1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>ni<\/strong>misich<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my older sisters<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2p<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u148b\u14a5\u14ef\u1427\u140b\u1424<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I29c.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>chi<\/strong>mis<strong>iwaau<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">your older sister<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2p<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u148b\u14a5\u14ef\u1419\u1405\u14a1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">chimisiwaauch<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">your older sisters<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">21p<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u148b\u14a5\u14ef\u14c5<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I29d.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>chi<\/strong>mis<strong>inuu<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">our older sister<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">21p<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u148b\u14a5\u14ef\u14c5\u14a1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">chimisinuuch<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">our older sisters<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1p<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u14a5\u14ef\u14c8\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I29e.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>ni<\/strong>mis<strong>inaan<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">our older sister<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1p<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u14a5\u14ef\u14c8\u14c2\u14a1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">nimisinaanich<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">our older sisters<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u14a5\u14f4<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I29f.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>u<\/strong>mis<strong>a<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">his\/her older sister(s)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3p<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u14a5\u14ef\u1427\u140b\u1424\u1426<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I29g.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>u<\/strong>mis<strong>iwaauh<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">their older sister(s)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3&#8242;(p)<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u14a5\u14ef\u152b\u1426<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I29h.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>u<\/strong>mis<strong>iyuuh<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">his\/her\/their older sister(s)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5>The prefix <em>mi-<\/em><\/h5>\r\n<p>Dependent nouns denoting body parts and personal belongings take the prefix <span class=\"crt\">mi-<\/span> to indicate that there is no specific possessor.<\/p>\r\n<table class=\"clear med-table\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\">Animate<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u1456\u1505<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I30a.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">nitaas<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my sock<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u1456\u14f4<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I30b.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">utaasa<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">his\/her socks<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14a5\u1456\u1505<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I30c.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>mi<\/strong>taas<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">a sock<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c3\u1513 \u14a5\u1456\u14f4\u14a1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I31.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">niishu <strong>mi<\/strong>taasach<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">two socks<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table class=\"clear\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\">\u140a\u14d0 \u1403\u1505\u1427\u146b\u1424 \u148c \u1427\u140b\u1438\u14a3\u1424 \u1401 \u14a5\u1426\u146f\u14ef\u1528\u14a1 \u14a5\u1456\u14f4\u166e<\/td>\r\n<td><img class=\"clickable\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I32.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">an iskweu chii waapameu e mihkusiyich mitaasa.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">That woman saw red socks.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table class=\"clear med-table\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\">Inanimate<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u1426\u1451\u1472\u1403<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I33a.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">nihtuukai<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my ear<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14a5\u1426\u1451\u1472\u1403<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I33b.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>mi<\/strong>htuukai<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">an ear<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u1505\u144e\u1427\u1473\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I33c.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">nistikwaan<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my head<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14a5\u1505\u144e\u1427\u1473\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\"><img class=\"clickable\" title=\"Click here to hear this word\" src=\"\/img\/speak.gif\" alt=\"Click here to hear this word\" data-sound-url=\"\/snd\/grammar\/SNo-Infl\/I33d.mp3\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\"><strong>mi<\/strong>stikwaan<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">a head<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5>The suffix <em>-imaau<\/em><\/h5>\r\n<p>Nouns denoting relatives (also called kinship nouns) take the suffix, <span class=\"crt\">-imaau<\/span> when there is no specific possessor. These nouns are all animate as they denote people.<\/p>\r\n<table class=\"clear med-table\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\">Animate<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u1473\u1410\u1426<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">ukaawiih<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">his\/her mother<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u1473\u1410<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">nikaawii<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my mother<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"bbottom\">\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u1473\u1410\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">ukaawiimaau<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">a mother<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u14a7\u1514\u14bb\u1426<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">umushuumh<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">his grand father<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u14a7\u1514\u14bb<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">nimushuum<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my grandfather<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"bbottom\">\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u14a7\u1514\u14a5\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">umushuumimaau<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">a grand father<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1410\u148b\u1516\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">wiichishaanh<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">his sibling<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c3\u148b\u1516\u14d0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">niichishaan<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my sibling<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"bbottom\">\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1410\u148b\u1516\u14c2\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">wiichishaanimaau<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">a sibling<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u1451\u1511\u14a5\u1505\u1427\u146b\u14bb\u1426<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">utuushimiskwemh<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">her\/his niece, step-daughter<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u1451\u1511\u14a5\u1505\u1427\u146b\u14a5\u14ab\u1424<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">utuushimiskwemimaau<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">a niece, step-daughter<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><a name=\"im\"><\/a>The suffix <em>-im<\/em><\/h5>\r\n<p>When dependent nouns use the suffix <span class=\"crt\">\u2013im<\/span>, it indicates that the relationship includes another (3rd) person.<\/p>\r\n<table class=\"clear med-table\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"bottom\">\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1405\u1525\u1472\u1512\u1426<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">ushkashiih<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">his (own) nail(s)\/claw(s)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u1406\u1525\u1472\u1512\u14bb\u1426<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">uushkashii<strong>m<\/strong>h<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">his nail\/claw (from an animal or somebody else)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c2\u1525\u1472\u1512<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">nishkashii<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my (own) nail<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"bjcex\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u14c5\u1525\u1472\u1512\u14bb<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"crex\">nuushkashii<strong>m<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"gloss\">my nail\/ claw (from an animal or somebody else)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>Notice the change in the prefix, <span class=\"crt\">nuushakshiim<\/span> literally means <span class=\"crt\">ni-u-shkashii-m<\/span> <span class=\"glosst\">my his-claw<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n<p>To know more, read: Junker, Marie-Odile. 2003. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marieodilejunker.ca\/pdf\/East%20Cree%20Dependent%20Nouns%20and%20Disjoint%20Reference.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East Cree Dependent Nouns and Disjoint Reference<\/a>, <em>Algonquian and Iroquian Linguistics<\/em> 28(1): 11-13.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"cite\" style=\"z-index: 2000000; display: none; position: fixed; top: 0; right: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0;\">\r\n<div style=\"z-index: 2000000; position: fixed; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5); top: 0; right: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"z-index: 5000000; position: relative; margin: 10% auto; width: 800px; min-height: 200px; max-height: 600px; background-color: white; border-radius: 1em; padding: 1em 2em;\"><button class=\"closeButton close\" style=\"float: right; max-height: 14px;\" title=\"close\"><\/button>\r\n<table style=\"max-width: 100%;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">APA:<\/td>\r\n<td>Junker, M.-O., &amp; Blacksmith, L. (2013). <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">East Cree Nouns (Southern Dialect).<\/span> [Revised from 2002 original edition] In The Interactive East Cree Reference Grammar. Retrieved from <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[URL]<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">MLA:<\/td>\r\n<td>Marie-Odile Junker and Louise Blacksmith. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">East Cree Nouns (Southern Dialect).<\/span> [Revised from 2002 original edition] In The Interactive East Cree Reference Grammar. 2013. Web. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[date]<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.8em; padding-left: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[URL]<\/span> = website address, beginning with \u201chttp:\/\/\u201d<br \/>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[Date]<\/span> = the date you accessed the page, styled as follows: 13 Dec. 2015<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nouns with Person inflection Possessed Nouns Extended Stems Dependent Nouns Dependent Nouns Observation \u14c2\u14a7\u1514\u14bb \u00a0 nimushuum my grandfather \u14c2\u1505\u144e\u1427\u1473\u14d0 \u00a0 nistikwaan my head Nouns like nimushum and nistikwaan are called DEPENDENT nouns. 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