To say that something or someone is like something or someone, the suffix -hch can be sometimes added to a noun. This suffix looks like the locative suffix but its meaning is different. Compare:
ᐊᑎᐦᑯᐦᒡ ᑌᐦᑕᐴ᙮
atihkuhch tehtapuu
LOCATIVE
She sits on the caribou.
ᐧᒣᐦᒡ ᐊᑎᐦᑯᐦᒡ ᐃᐦᑑ ᐁ ᐱᒧᐦᑌᑦ᙮
Mwehch atihkuhch ihtuu e pimuhtet.
SIMULATIVE
She walks like a caribou.
APA:
Junker, M.-O., & Blacksmith, L. (2013). East Cree Nouns (Southern Dialect). [Revised from 2002 original edition] In The Interactive East Cree Reference Grammar. Retrieved from [URL]
MLA:
Marie-Odile Junker and Louise Blacksmith. East Cree Nouns (Southern Dialect). [Revised from 2002 original edition] In The Interactive East Cree Reference Grammar. 2013. Web. [date]
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