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
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