mehcine

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmehˈt͡ʃi.ne/, [ˌmæːˈt͡ʃiˑ˧˦.ne̞]

Verb

mehcine (plural mehcinhotuwok, verb stem -mehcine-)

1. (animate, intransitive) he/she dies; he/she is dead

References

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