'qotalokamkis

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

'qotalokamqahk (“a million”) +‎ amkis (“sand in quantity”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hkʷəˌta.ləˈkam.kis/, [kʷəˌda˧˦.ləˈɡam˧˦.kiz]

Noun

'qotalokamkis anim

1. sand dollar

Declension

Declension of 'qotalokamkis [animate, -ok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	'qotalokamkis	'qotalokamkisok
possessed	noqtalokamkisomol	noqtalokamkisom
diminutive	'qotalokamkisossis	'qotalokamkisossisok

References

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