samqwan

Mi'kmaq

Etymology

Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy 'samaqan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sam.xʷan/, [samɣʷan]

Noun

samqwan inan

1. water

Derived terms

• samqwanapua'q (“watery, diluted”)
• samqwano'q (“water container”)

References

• Albert D. DeBlois, Micmac texts (1990), page 89

Further reading

• “samqwan”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary‎^[1], 1997–2024