cihkonaqc

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃih.kə.nakʷt͡ʃ/, [ˈd͡ʒiː˧˦.kə.nakʷt͡ʃ]

Noun

cihkonaqc anim

1. turtle, tortoise

Declension

Declension of cihkonaqc [animate, -ok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	cihkonaqc	cihkonaqcok
possessed	'cihkonaqcomol / 'cihkonaqcumol	'cihkonaqcom / 'cihkonaqcum
locative	—	cihkonaqcihkuk
diminutive	cihkonaqcis	cihkonaqcisok

References

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