skicin

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From skici (“on the surface”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌskiˈt͡ʃìn/, [ˌskiˈd͡ʒin˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-in˨˦]

Noun

skicin anim

1. Native American or indigenous person (especially, a Maliseet or Passamaquoddy person)
2. (by extension) person; human being

Declension

Declension of skicin [animate, -uwok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	skicin	skicinuwok
possessed	uskicinumol	uskicinum
locative	skicinuk	skicinuwihkuk
diminutive	skicinuhsis	skicinuhsisok
vocative	skicin	skicintuk

References

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