Malecite-Passamaquoddy

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkopyi (basswood).

Noun

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wikp anim (plural wikpiyik, wikpihik, possessed wikpimol, locative wikpik, diminutive wikposs)

  1. tree Fraxinus nigra, black ash
  2. the wood of this tree

References

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