kawatoq

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Mi'kmaq gawatgw, Penobscot kάwαtakʷ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaˈwa.təkʷ/, [ˌɡaˈwɑ̹ˑ˧˦.dəɡʷ]

Noun

kawatoq anim

1. black spruce, Picea mariana

Declension

Declension of kawatoq [animate, -uk plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	kawatoq	kawatokuk
possessed	'kawatokumol	'kawatokum
locative	kawatokuk	kawatoqihkuk
diminutive	kawatoqis / kawatokuhsis	kawatoqisok / kawatokuhsisok

References

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