kawisimus

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *kaᐧwinšyi (“bramble, briar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌka.wi.siˈmus/, [ˌɡa.wiˈziˑ˧˦.muz]

Noun

kawisimus anim

1. bramble bush, thorn tree
2. large burdock, thistle plant

Declension

Declension of kawisimus [animate, -iyik plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	kawisimus	kawisimusiyik

References

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