samqwan

Mi'kmaq edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy 'samaqan.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sam.xʷan/, [samɣʷan]

Noun edit

samqwan inan

water

Derived terms edit

samqwanapua'q (“watery, diluted”)
samqwano'q (“water container”)

References edit

Albert D. DeBlois, Micmac texts (1990), page 89

Further reading edit

“samqwan”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary‎^[1], 1997–2024

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