qalipu

Mi'kmaq

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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
  • → Dutch: kariboe
  • → English: caribou
  • → Italian: caribù
  • → Irish: carabú
  • → Portuguese: caribu
  • → Russian: кари́бу (karíbu)
  • → Spanish: caribú
    • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: caribú