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English
Etymology
From Mi'kmaq Míkmaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪkmæk/, /ˈmɪɡmɔː/, /ˈmɪɡəmɒk/
Proper noun
Mi'kmaq
- 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.
- The polysynthetic Eastern Algonquian language spoken by this people, closely related to Maliseet and Passamaquoddy.
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Adjective
Mi'kmaq (not comparable)
- 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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