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Passamaquoddy en · NOUN
Etymology
From Malecite-Passamaquoddy Peskotomuhkat (“those who spear pollock / those who live where there are pollock”).
Meanings
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A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
Forms
Synonyms
Peskotomuhkati
Passamaquoddy en · PROPN
Etymology
From Malecite-Passamaquoddy Peskotomuhkat (“those who spear pollock / those who live where there are pollock”).
Meanings
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The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.
Deriveds
Maliseet–Passamaquoddy · Maliseet-Passamaquoddy
Relateds
Wiktionary’s coverage of Malecite-Passamaquoddy terms
Synonyms
Peskotomuhkati