kehtaqs
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Etymology
Cognate with Penobscot kéhtαkʷəso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeh.takʷs/, [ˈɡæː˧˦.takʷs]
Noun
kehtaqs anim
- ghost, spirit
Declension
Declension of kehtaqs [animate, -uwok plural]
singular | plural | |
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unmarked / proximate | kehtaqs | kehtaqsuwok |
possessed | 'kehtaqsumol | 'kehtaqsum |
locative | kehtaqsuk | kehtaqsuwihkuk |
diminutive | kehtaqsossis | kehtaqsossisok |
References
- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing