pesq

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  → [a], [b]	10  →
Cardinal: pesq, neqt     Ordinal: amsqahsewey     Adverbial: neqt     Adnominal: pesq, pesqon

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *pe·šekwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeskʷ/, [ˈbe̞skʷ˧˦]

Numeral

pesq (initial root 'qoc- or 'qot-)

1. one (in counting)

   Synonym: neqt

Noun

pesq anim

1. one (of something animate)

Declension

Declension of pesq [animate, -uwok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	pesq	peskuwok
obviative	peskuwol	peskuhu / pesku

See also

• pesqon inan

References

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