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name
The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Peskotomuhkati
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
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Synonyms: Peskotomuhkati
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History
From Malecite-Passamaquoddy Peskotomuhkat (“those who spear pollock / those who live where there are pollock”).
