skonimin

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Malecite-Passamaquoddy

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Etymology

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Cognate with Penobscot skánimin, Unami xkànim, Mi'kmaq sgilmin.

Noun

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skonimin inan (plural skoniminol, possessed uskonimin, locative skoniminok, diminutive skoniminsis)

  1. seed, grain
  2. (corn) kernel

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References

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  • Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “skonimin”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project