Passamaquoddy

English

Etymology

From Malecite-Passamaquoddy Peskotomuhkat (“those who spear pollock / those who live where there are pollock”).

Noun

Passamaquoddy (plural Passamaquoddies or Passamaquoddy)

1. A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).

Proper noun

Passamaquoddy

1. The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.

Derived terms

• Maliseet-Passamaquoddy

 

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Malecite-Passamaquoddy terms

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Passamaquoddy, pqm ⁠