atkuhkakon

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aᐧteʔloᐧhkaᐧkana. Cognate with Mi'kmaq a'tugwaqan, Penobscot αtlóhkαkan, Abenaki ôthlokôgan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌat.kuh.ˈka.kən/, [ˌat.kuː.ˈkaˑ˧˦.ɡən]

Noun

atkuhkakon inan

1. story, tale, legend

Declension

Declension of atkuhkakon [inanimate, -ol plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	atkuhkakon	atkuhkakonol
possessed	'tatkuhkakon	'tatkuhkakonol
locative	atkuhkakonok	—
diminutive	atkuhkakonossis	atkuhkakonossisol

References

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