qalipu

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Mi'kmaq[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa (“caribou; it shovels snow”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xa.li.pu/, [xalibu]

Noun[edit]

qalipu anim (plural qalipu'g, obviative qalipu'l)

  1. caribou

Descendants[edit]

  • → French: caribou (see there for further descendants)

Further reading[edit]

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