kocokikihlahsis

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Poecile atricapillus

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot kəčəkikílahso, Mi'kmaq j'gi'ges.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡə.d͡ʒəˌɡi˧˦.ɡiːˈlaː˧˦.siz]

Noun

kocokikihlahsis anim

1. black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Declension

Declension of kocokikihlahsis [animate, -ok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	kocokikihlahsis	kocokikihlahsisok

References

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