khakon

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Mi'kmaq ga'qan, Penobscot klὰkan, Abenaki klôgan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkha.kən/, [ˌkaˈhaˑ˧˦.ɡən], [ˈkʰʰaˑ˧˦-]

Noun

khakon inan

1. door

Declension

Declension of khakon [inanimate, -ol plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	khakon	khakonol
possessed	'kahakonum	'kahakonumol
locative	khakonok	khakonihkuk
diminutive	khakonossis	khakonossisol

References

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