kakskus

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Mi'kmaq qasgusi, Penobscot kάkskosi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaks.kus/, [ˈɡaks˧˦.kus]

Noun

kakskus anim

1. Eastern white cedar, arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis

Declension

Declension of kakskus [animate, -iyik (i) plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	kakskus	kakskusiyik
possessed	'kakskusimol	'kakskusim
locative	kakskusik	kakskusihkuk
diminutive	kakskusis	kakskusisok

References

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