kehsonul

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

kehsi (“so much; how many”) with the inanimate plural ending -ul. Also see kehs, kehsu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeh.sə.nul/, [ˈɡæː˧˦.sə.nul]

Particle

kehsonul

1. (interrogative) how much, how many (of an inanimate noun)

Verb

kehsonul

1. (inanimate, intransitive, following numbers greater than five) there are (that many) of them

   Esqonatek kehsonul ― There are nine of them (inanimate)

See also

• (animate): kehsuwok

References

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