kehsonul

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Malecite-Passamaquoddy[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kehsi (“so much; how many”) with the inanimate plural ending -ul. Also see kehs, kehsu.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈkeh.sə.nul/, [ˈɡæː˧˦.sə.nul]

Particle[edit]

kehsonul

(interrogative) how much, how many (of an inanimate noun)

Verb[edit]

kehsonul

(inanimate, intransitive, following numbers greater than five) there are (that many) of them
Esqonatek kehsonul ― There are nine of them (inanimate)

See also[edit]

(animate): kehsuwok

References[edit]

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

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