Mi'kmaq

See also: Mikmaq

English

Alternative forms

• Mikmaq, Míkmaq, Micmac

Etymology

From Mi'kmaq Míkmaq.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪkmæk/, /ˈmɪɡmɔː/, /ˈmɪɡəmɒk/

Proper noun

Mi'kmaq

1. 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.
2. The polysynthetic Eastern Algonquian language spoken by this people, closely related to Maliseet and Passamaquoddy.

Synonyms

• Gaspesian

Translations

language

• French: micmac (fr) m
• Mi'kmaq: Míkmawísimk
• Ojibwe: miijimaawisimowin
• Russian: ми́кмак m (míkmak)

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Mi'kmaq terms
• Wabanaki

Adjective

Mi'kmaq (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

• Mikmaw, Mi'kmaw, Míkmaw
• Gaspesian

References

• “Mi'kmaq” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Mi'kmaq, mic ⁠