Nouns with Vocative Inflection

Observation

ᓂᒧᔓᒻ		nimushum	my grandfather
ᓂᒧᔔ		nimushuu	grandfather!
ᓂᒧᔓᒥᑐᒄ		nimushumitukw	grandfathers!

When one speaks to someone and addresses them, there is a special suffix -itukw that shows up in the plural. In the singular, the end of the word can change. This is called vocative.

ᓂᒥᔅ		nimis	my older sister
ᓂᒥᓵ		nimisaa	(older) sister!
ᓂᒥᓯᑐᒄ		nimisitukw	(older) sisters!
ᓅᐦᑯᒻ		nuuhkum	my grandmother
ᓅᐦᑰ		nuuhkuu	grandmother!
ᓅᐦᑯᒥᑐᒄ		nuuhkumitukw	grandmothers!
ᓅᐦᑖᐧᐄ		nuuhtaawii	my father
ᓅᐦᑖ		nuuhtaa	father!
ᓅᐦᑖᐧᐄᑐᒄ		nuuhtaawiitukw	fathers!
ᓂᑳᐧᐄ		nikaawii	my mother
ᓈᑳ		naakaa	mother!
ᓈᑳᑐᒄ		naakaatukw	mothers!