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Abenaki
Etymology
Cognate to Mohegan-Pequot tuksáhs, Malecite-Passamaquoddy mahtoqehs
Noun
matguas anim
- rabbit
References
- Western Abenaki Dictionary online, "matguas"
1884, Joseph Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues: The First Ever Published on the Grammatical System, pages 36, 165:Mateguas. 1 A hare; a rabbit. [...] N'namihôôb mateguas. I saw a hare. K'namihôôb &c. Thou sawest &c.