'tahakon

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Mi'kmaq u'ta'qan, Penobscot awə́təhαkan, Abenaki wdahôgan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhta.ˈha.kən/, [ˌta.ˈhaˑ˧˦.ɡən]

Noun

'tahakon inan

1. canoe paddle

Declension

Declension of 'tahakon [inanimate, -ol plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	'tahakon	'tahakonol
possessed	uthakon	uthakonol
locative	'tahakonok	'tahakonihkuk
diminutive	'tahakonossis	'tahakonossisol

References

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