isomeqehs

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot isamékʷehso and possibly Abenaki siômo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌi.sə.me.kʷèhs/, [ˌi.zə.me̞.ɡʷæːs˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-æːs˨˦]

Noun

isomeqehs anim

1. osprey, fishhawk, Pandion haliaetus

Declension

Declension of isomeqehs [animate, -uwok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	isomeqehs	isomeqehsuwok
locative	—	isomeqehsuwihkuk

References

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