qalipu

Mi'kmaq

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa (“caribou; it shovels snow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.li.pu/, [xalibu]

Noun

qalipu anim (plural qalipu'g, obviative qalipu'l)

1. caribou

Descendants

• → French: caribou (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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