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Mi'kmaq
Etymology
Cognate with Penobscot mə̀kihkan (“fishhook”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy mkihkon (“fishhook”)/pkihkon. Possibly cognate with Massachusett uhquân (“hook”), Narragansett hoquaùn.
Possibly from Proto-Algonquian *mekeçkani.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
mgign inan (plural mgignn)
- hook
References
- ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*mekeçkani”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Further reading
- “mgign”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary, 1997–2025