masqewuloq

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot maskʷáwolakʷ.

Noun

masqewuloq inan (plural masqewulokul, locative masqewulokuk, diminutive masqewulokuhsis)

1. birchbark canoe

References

• Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “masqewuloq”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project