kehsuwok
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Etymology
kehsi (“so much; how many”) with the animate plural suffix -uwok. Also see kehs, kehsu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkeh.ˈsu.wək/, [ˌɡæː.ˈsuˑ˧˦.wəɡ]
Particle
kehsuwok
- (interrogative) how much, how many (of an animate noun)
Verb
kehsuwok
- (animate, intransitive, following numbers greater than five) there are (that many) of them
- Esqonatek kehsuwok ― There are nine of them (animate)
See also
- (inanimate): kehsonul
References
- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing