amoqalokehs
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Etymology
Cognate with Penobscot αmkʷάlkʷehso (“Bufflehead duck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌa.mə.ˈkʷa.lə.kèhs/, [ˌa.mə.ˈɡʷa˧˦.lə.ɡæːs˨]
- (Before a pause) IPA(key): [-æːs˨˦]
Noun
amoqalokehs anim
- whistler (a kind of duck, possibly a goldeneye from the genus Bucephala)
Declension
Declension of amoqalokehs [animate, -uwok plural]
singular | plural | |
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unmarked / proximate | amoqalokehs | amoqalokehsuwok |
possessed | 'tamoqalokehsumol | 'tamoqalokehsum |
locative | — | amoqalokehsuwihkuk |
diminutive | amoqalokehsis | amoqalokehsisok |
References
- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing