kuhkukhahs

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ko·hko·hkoho·wa. Related to Ojibwe gookooko’oo, Mi'kmaq gu'gu'gwes, Penobscot kohkóhkhahso, Abenaki kokokhas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkuh.kuk.hàhs/, [ˌɡuː.kuk.haːs˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-haːs˨˦]

Noun

kuhkukhahs anim

1. great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
2. barred owl (Strix varia)

Declension

Declension of kuhkukhahs [animate, -uwok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	kuhkukhahs	kuhkukhahsuwok
possessed	'kuhkukhahsumol	'kuhkukhahsum
locative	—	kuhkukhahsuwihkuk
diminutive	kuhkukhahsis	kuhkukhahsisok

References

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