Mi'kmaq
See also: Mikmaq
English
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Etymology
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Noun
Mi'kmaq (plural Mi'kmaqs or Mi'kmaq)
- A member of 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.
- Synonym: Gaspesian
Proper noun
Mi'kmaq
- The polysynthetic Eastern Algonquian language spoken by this people, closely related to Maliseet and Passamaquoddy.
Translations
language
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Mi'kmaq terms
- Wabanaki
Adjective
Mi'kmaq (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Mi'kmaq people, language, or culture.
Synonyms
- Mikmaw, Mi'kmaw, Míkmaw
- Gaspesian
References
- Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “Mi'kmaq”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Mi'kmaq, mic