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mi'kmaq

/ˈmɪkmæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
mi'k-maq
IPA
/ˈmɪkmæk/
23
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

name

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

adj

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

Etymology

From Mi'kmaq Míkmaq.

Inflected Forms

Mi'kmaqs (plural) Mikmaq (alternative) Míkmaq (alternative) Mi'kmaw (alternative) Micmac (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Mi'kmaq terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Mi'kmaq terms Wabanaki

Synonyms

Gaspesian Mikmaw Mi'kmaw Míkmaw

Questions

How do you pronounce mi'kmaq?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪkmæk/.
What does mi'kmaq mean?
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.
Where does mi'kmaq come from?
From Mi'kmaq Míkmaq.

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