emikuan

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Montagnais[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *e·mehkwa·na. Cognate with Ojibwe emikwaan, Naskapi ᐊᒥᒂᓐ (amikwaan), Penobscot èmkʷαn, Malecite-Passamaquoddy emqan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Pessamit) IPA(key): /aːmukwaːn/
  • (Uashat) IPA(key): /eːmukwaːn/
  • (Eastern Dialect) IPA(key): /eːmiːkwaːn/

Noun[edit]

emikuan

  1. spoon

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