masqemus

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Malecite-Passamaquoddy[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Mi'kmaq masgwe'simusi, Penobscot maskʷémosi, Abenaki maskwamozi.

Noun[edit]

masqemus anim (possessed masqemusimol, locative masqemusik, diminutive masqemusis, plural masqemusiyik)

  1. paper birch, Betula papyrifera

References[edit]

  • Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “masqemus”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project
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