maqtawe'g

maqtawe'g

Mi'kmaq

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *mahkate·-.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /max.ta.weːk/, [maxtaweːk(ʰ)]

Verb

maqtawe'g (intransitive verb)

1. to be black

Usage notes

This verb can be used for animate and inanimate subjects.

References

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

Further reading

• “maqtawe'g”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary‎, 1997–2022

See also

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