mihku
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
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Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Abenaki mikowa and Penobscot mìhkəwe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mihku anim
- red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
- (in general, by extension) squirrel
- Synonym: atutuwehc (“squirrel”)
Declension
[edit]Declension of mihku [animate, -iyik (e) or -uwok plural]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| unmarked / proximate | mihku | mihqiyik / mihkuwiyik / mihkuwok |
| possessed | mihqemol / mihkuwemol / mihkumol | mihqem / mihkuwem / mihkum |
| locative | — | mihqewihkuk / mihkuwewihkuk / mihkuwihkuk |
| diminutive | mihkuhsis / mihkuwehsis / mihqehsis | mihkuhsisok / mihkuwehsisok / mihqehsisok |
References
[edit]- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing