mi'kmaq

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Definition of mi'kmaq in English English dictionary

An Aboriginal people residing in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Quebec, and in the U.S. cities of Boston and New York City

Of or pertaining to the Mi'kmaq people, language, or culture

The polysynthetic Eastern Algonquian language spoken by this people, closely related to Maliseet and Passamaquoddy

Synonyms

gaspesian, mikmaw, mi'kmaw

Etymology

() From Mi'kmaq Míkmaq.