malsapsq

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Malecite-Passamaquoddy

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *ma·nθehsi (flint, knife). Cognate with Munsee máhlus (flint), Mi'kmaq mals, Unami mahëlës (flint stone),Massachusett môhshipsq (flint stone), Fox mâtethi (knife), Shawnee maanehθi (knife), Miami maalhsi (knife).

Noun

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malsapsq inan (plural malsapskul, possessed malsapskum, locative malsapskuk, diminutive malsapsqis)

  1. flint

References

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