Mi'kmaq

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Etymology

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From Basque atorra (shirt),[1] from Arabic الدُّرَّاعَة (ad-durrāʕa, turtleneck).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.tə.lai/, [adəlai]

Noun

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atlai anim (plural atlaig, obviative atlail)

  1. shirt

References

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  1. ^ Peter Bakker (1989 April) “Two Basque Loanwords in Micmac”, in International Journal of American Linguistics[1], volume 55, number 2, University of Chicago Press, →DOI, pages 258-261

Further reading

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  • atlai”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary[2], 1997–2024