cilonikon

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot čílənαsit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.lə.ˈni.kən/, [ˌd͡ʒi.lə.ˈniˑ˧˦.ɡən]

Noun

cilonikon anim

1. haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Declension

Declension of cilonikon [animate, -ok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	cilonikon	cilonikonok

References

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