lampeq

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aϴaᐧmepyeᐧnki. Cognate with Northern East Cree ᐄᑖᒥᐹᑯᐦᒡ (iitaamipaakohc), Southern East Cree ᓂᑖᒥᐯᑯᐦᒡ (nitaamipekohc), Atikamekw atamipekok, Naskapi ᑕᒥᐸᑯᒡ (tamipakuch), Montagnais atamipekut, Ojibwe anaamibiig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlam.pekʷ/, [ˈlam˧˦.pe̞ɡʷ]

Particle

lampeq

1. underwater

References

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