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Passamaquoddy
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English
Etymology
From en pqm Peskotomuhkat those who spear pollock / those who live where there are pollock.
Noun
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A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
en Peskotomuhkati
Proper noun
The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.
en Peskotomuhkati
Derived terms
en Maliseet–Passamaquoddy Maliseet-Passamaquoddy
See also
pqm
Further reading
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