wisawe'g

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Mi'kmaq[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Proto-Algonquian *wesa·wi- (yellow).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /wi.sa.weːk/, [wisaweːk(ʰ)]

Verb[edit]

wisawe'g (intransitive inanimate verb)

  1. to be ochre brown, to be brownish yellow or orange

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Colors in Mi'kmaq · [Term?] (layout · text)
     wape'g      watapteg      maqtawe'g
             megwe'g              wisawe'g              watapteg; laglemamu'g
                          wap'stoqonamu'g; stoqonamu'g             
                                       ewne'g; musqunamu'g
                                      

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*wesa·wi-”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Further reading[edit]

  • wisawe'g”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary[1], 1997–2024