kehsuwok

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkehˈsu.wək/, [ˌɡæːˈsuˑ˧˦.wəɡ]

Particle

kehsuwok

  1. (interrogative) how much, how many (of an animate noun)

Verb

kehsuwok

  1. (animate, intransitive, following numbers greater than five) there are (that many) of them
    Esqonatek kehsuwok ― There are nine of them (animate)

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