kahkakuhs

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

An American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in Killarney, Ontario.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ka·ka·kiwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkahˈka.kuhs/, [ˌɡaːˈkaˑ˧˦.ɡuːs]

Noun

kahkakuhs anim

1. crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Declension

Declension of kahkakuhs [animate, -ok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	kahkakuhs	kahkakuhsok
possessed	'kahkakuhsumol	'kahkakuhsum
locative	—	'kahkakuhsuwihkuk
diminutive	kahkakuhsis	kahkakuhsisok

References

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