Malecite-Passamaquoddy edit

Etymology edit

Possibly cognate with Mi'kmaq poqomaqn'sgw, Penobscot móhsskʷehsəwaskʷ.

Noun edit

pkuwahqiyasq inan (plural pkuwahqiyaskul, possessed 'pokkuwahqiyaskum, locative pkuwahqiyaskuk, diminutive pkuwahqiyasqis)

  1. cattail

References edit

  • Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “pkuwahqiyasq”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project