ᐁᑯᑖᓂ ekotâni
(particle) (focus)
1
(used to put a location into focus)
that is where...
Examples
ᐁᑯᑖᓂ ᑫ ᓂᐹᔭᐦᒄ ᐯᔭᑯ ᑎᐱᔅᑳᐤ᙮
That's where we'll sleep for one night.
Herbert McLeod - The Deborah James Corpus [1980]
ᐁᑯᑖᓂ ᒫᓇ ᐁᔑ ᐅᔑᐦᑖᑦ ᒦᑭᐙᒥᓕᐤ᙮
That is where she would build the tipi.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
2
(interjection)
A
conveys agreement to an accurate statement (e.g., that is right, that is correct)
B
conveys approval of something done well (e.g. well done! bravo!)
Etymology
Contraction of ekota ani.