'tapakon

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Mi'kmaq tepaqan, Penobscot wətάpαkan, Abenaki wdôbôgan.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

'tapakon inan

1. sled, toboggan
2. car, wagon, carriage, vehicle in general

Declension

Declension of 'tapakon [inanimate, -ol plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	'tapakon	'tapakonol
possessed	utapakon	utapakonol
locative	'tapakonok	'tapakonihkuk
diminutive	'tapakonossis	'tapakonossisol

References

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