awt

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Mi'kmaq awti, Penobscot ὰwəti, Abenaki ôwdi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awt/, [aut˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [aut˨˦]

Noun

awt inan

1. road

Declension

Declension of awt [inanimate, -iyil (i) plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	awt	awtiyil
possessed	'tawtim	'tawtimol
locative	awtik	awtihkuk
diminutive	awtossis	awtossisol

References

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