kehtaqs

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot kéhtαkʷəso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeh.takʷs/, [ˈɡæː˧˦.takʷs]

Noun

kehtaqs anim

1. ghost, spirit

Declension

Declension of kehtaqs [animate, -uwok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	kehtaqs	kehtaqsuwok
possessed	'kehtaqsumol	'kehtaqsum
locative	kehtaqsuk	kehtaqsuwihkuk
diminutive	kehtaqsossis	kehtaqsossisok

References

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