Eqpahak

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From eqpahak (“at head of tide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌekʷ.pa.hàk/, [ˌe̞kʷ.pa.haɡ˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-aɡ˨˦]

Proper noun

Eqpahak

1. (Maliseet, locative) at an old village upriver from Fredericton, New Brunswick (present-day Springhill, New Brunswick; historically Aukpaque)

References

• Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
• LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing