cacawikatehs

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot nenémihkəčəss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃa.t͡ʃa.ˈwi.ka.tèhs/, [ˌd͡ʒa.d͡ʒa.ˈwi˧˦.ɡa.dæːs˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-æːs˨˦]

Noun

cacawikatehs anim

1. sandpiper

   Synonym: coskuwehsis

Declension

Declension of cacawikatehs [animate, -uwok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	cacawikatehs	cacawikatehsuwok
locative	—	cacawikatehsihkuk
diminutive	cacawikatehsis	cacawikatehsisok

References

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