gu'gu'gwes

Mi'kmaq edit

Etymology edit

Compare Abenaki kokokhas, Malecite-Passamaquoddy kamkamoss. Likely from Proto-Algonquian *ko·hko·hkoho·wa.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kuː.kuː.kʷes/, [kuːɡuːɡʷes]

Noun edit

gu'gu'gwes anim (plural gu'gu'gwesg, obviative gu'gu'gwesl)

owl
(Nova Scotia) screech owl

References edit

^ Hewson, John (2017) “*ko·hko·hkoho·wa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Further reading edit

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

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