Mi'kmaq

See also: Mikmaq

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mi'kmaq Míkmaq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪkmæk], [ˈmɪɡəmɒq]

Proper noun

Mi'kmaq

  1. An Aboriginal people residing in the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Quebec, and in the U.S. cities of Boston and New York City.
  2. The polysynthetic Eastern Algonquian language spoken by this people, closely related to Maliseet and Passamaquoddy.

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Translations

See also

  • Wiktionary's coverage of Mi'kmaq terms

Adjective

Mi'kmaq (comparative more Mi'kmaq, superlative most Mi'kmaq)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Mi'kmaq people, language, or culture.

Synonyms

References

  • “Mi'kmaq” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Further reading

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