epeskomaluwehs

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌe.pesˈkə.ma.lu.wèhs/, [ˌe̞.be̞sˈkə˧˦.ma.lu.wæːs˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-æːs˨˦]

Noun

epeskomaluwehs anim

1. killer whale, orca (Orcinus orca)
2. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

Declension

Declension of epeskomaluwehs [animate, -uwok plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	epeskomaluwehs	epeskomaluwehsuwok
locative	—	epeskomaluwehsuwihkuk
diminutive	epeskomaluwehsis	epeskomaluwehsisok

See also

• epeskome

References

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