kikcokalokiqeminsimus

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot kəčəkαlakikʷemínosi (“low or wild rose bush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɡik.t͡ʃə.ˌɡa˧˦.l(ə).ɡiˌɡʷɛ˧˦.minˈsiˑ˧˦.muz]

Noun

kikcokalokiqeminsimus anim

1. rose
2. hawthorn, thornapple

Declension

Declension of kikcokalokiqeminsimus [animate, -iyik plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	kikcokalokiqeminsimus	kikcokalokiqeminsimusiyik

References

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