Mi'kmaq
Meanings
Proper Noun
- An Aboriginal 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.
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Mi'kmaq people, language, or culture.
Related
Similar words
- Gaspesian
- Mikmaw, Mi'kmaw, Míkmaw
Origin
- From Mi'kmaq Míkmaq.
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