Mi'kmaq language/Basic vocabulary

This chapter introduces some Mi'kmaq vocabulary by themes: animals, body parts, elements of the calendar, colours, currency and food.

''Note: All words in this chapter are in Francis-Smith orthography (see Chapter 3 for more details). The abbreviations "n.a" and "n.i." respectively mean "noun animate" and "noun inanimate".''

Colours
Since there is no adjectives per say in Mi'kmaq, the words in the table below are verbs meaning "He/she/it is black" (or another colour). All verbs shown are for the third person and are singular.

Currency
Since the vast majority of Mi'kmaq speakers are in Canada, this page lists the Mi'kmaq words for the different denominations for Canadian money.

Additional resources

 * Mi'kmaq words in the English Wiktionary
 * Mi'kmaq words in the French Wiktionary (in French)
 * Mi'gmaq-Mi'kmaq Online, a free online English—Mi'gmaq dictionary
 * Mi'kmaq words in the OmegaWiki, an online multilingual dictionary