Passamaquoddy

English

Etymology

From Malecite-Passamaquoddy Peskotomuhkat (“those who spear pollock / those who live where there are pollock”).

Noun

Passamaquoddy (plural Passamaquoddies)

A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).

Proper noun

Passamaquoddy

The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.

See also

Wiktionary's coverage of Malecite-Passamaquoddy terms

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Passamaquoddy, pqm

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