esuwonike

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌe.su.wə.ˈni.ke/, [ˌe̞.zu.wə.ˈniˑ˧˦.ɡe̞]

Verb

esuwonike (verb stem -esuwonike-, plural esuwonikhotuwok)

1. (animate, intransitive) he/she goes back and forth fetching firewood

References

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