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Abenaki
Etymology
Cognate to Penobscot àhkikʷ, Malecite-Passamaquoddy ahkiq, Cree ᐋᐦᑭᐠ (aahkik), Northern East Cree ᐋᐦᒋᒄ (aahcikw),
Atikamekw akikw, Montagnais atshikᵘ.
Noun
akikw (animate, plural akikwak)
- a seal (animal)
References
- Henry Lorne Masta (1932) Abenaki Indian Legends, Grammar and Place Names, reprinted edition, published 2008, →ISBN, page 70