mihku
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Malecite-Passamaquoddy[edit]
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 / mihkuwok / mihkuwiyik |
| possessed | mihqemol / mihkuwemol / mihkumol | mihqem / mihkuwem / mihkum |
| locative | — | mihqewihkuk / mihkuwewihkuk / mihkuwihkuk |
| diminutive | mihqehsis / mihkuwehsis / mihkuhsis | mihqehsisok / mihkuwehsisok / mihkuhsisok |
References[edit]
- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing