kisq

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Malecite-Passamaquoddy[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *ki·šekatwi (“day”). Cognate with Massachusett kesuk, Mohegan-Pequot kisk, Abenaki kizokw, Unami kishux.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈkiskʷ/, [ˈɡiskʷ˧˦]

Noun[edit]

kisq inan

day, date

Declension[edit]

Declension of kisq [inanimate, -ul plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	kisq	kiskul
possessed	'kiskum	'kiskumol

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

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