kiwhosuwasq

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From kiwhos (“muskrat”).

Noun

kiwhosuwasq inan

1. sweet flag, Acorus americanus or Acorus calamus

Declension

Declension of kiwhosuwasq [inanimate, -ul plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	kiwhosuwasq	kiwhosuwaskul
possessed	'kiwhosuwaskum	'kiwhosuwaskumol
locative	kiwhosuwaskuk	kiwhosuwasqihkuk
diminutive	kiwhosuwasqis	kiwhosuwasqisol

References

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