Mi'kmaq

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English

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Etymology

From Mi'kmaq Míkmaq.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪkmæk/, /ˈmɪɡmɔː/, /ˈmɪɡəmɒk/

Proper noun

Mi'kmaq

  1. An Indigenous 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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Adjective

Mi'kmaq (not comparable)

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

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References

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

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