amoqalokehs

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot αmkʷάlkʷehso (“Bufflehead duck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌa.mə.ˈkʷa.lə.kèhs/, [ˌa.mə.ˈɡʷa˧˦.lə.ɡæːs˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-æːs˨˦]

Noun

amoqalokehs anim

1. whistler (a kind of duck, possibly a goldeneye from the genus Bucephala)

Declension

Declension of amoqalokehs [animate, -uwok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	amoqalokehs	amoqalokehsuwok
possessed	'tamoqalokehsumol	'tamoqalokehsum
locative	—	amoqalokehsuwihkuk
diminutive	amoqalokehsis	amoqalokehsisok

References

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