kiwonik

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Lontra canadensis

Etymology

Cognate with Mi'kmaq giwnig, Penobscot kíwənike, Abenaki wnekikw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.wə.nik/, [ˈɡi˧˦.wɵ̞.niɡ]

Noun

kiwonik anim

1. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)

Declension

Declension of kiwonik [animate, -iyik (e) plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	kiwonik	kiwonikiyik
possessed	'kiwonikemol	'kiwonikem
locative	kiwonikek	kiwonikewihkuk
diminutive	kiwonikehsis	kiwonikehsisok

References

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