Passamaquoddy
English
Etymology
From Malecite-Passamaquoddy Peskotomuhkat (“those who spear pollock / those who live where there are pollock”).
Noun
Passamaquoddy (plural Passamaquoddies or Passamaquoddy)
- A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
Proper noun
Passamaquoddy
- The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Malecite-Passamaquoddy terms
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Passamaquoddy, pqm
