kuspem

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Alternative forms

• qospem

Etymology

Cognate with Mi'kmaq qospem, Penobscot məkʷasəpem.

Noun

kuspem inan (plural kuspemol, possessed 'kuspemom, locative kuspemok, diminutive kuspemsis)

1. lake

References

• Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “kuspem”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project