emqan

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *e·mehkwa·na.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈem.kʷan/, [ˈɛm˧˦.kʷan]

Noun

emqan anim

1. spoon

Declension

Declension of emqan [animate, -ok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	emqan	emqanok
obviative	emqanol	emqan
possessed	'temqanomol	'temqanom
locative	emqanok	emqanihkuk
diminutive	emqansis	emqansisok
absentative	emqan	emqankokk
abs. obviative	emqankol	emqankokk

References

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