kakskatoq

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot kάkskαtakʷ (“arbor vitae; cedar bough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaksˈka.təkʷ/, [ˌɡaksˈkaˑ˧˦.dəɡʷ]

Noun

kakskatoq anim

1. cedar bough

Declension

Declension of kakskatoq [animate, -uk plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	kakskatoq	kakskatokuk

References

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