A List of Micmac Names of Places Rivers Etc in Nova Scotia
A List of Micmac Names of Places Rivers Etc in Nova Scotia
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Kweb&k, the head of the tide, now Bedford.
Kwemoodeech, Boil's Harbor.
KwgsomSlegek', a hard-wood Point, uow Fort Lawrence.
Kwesow-waak a cape oi" land.
Logiimkeegun, Shelburne. Luntook', deer.
Liiakiich, Manadoo in Cape Breton. Lustegooch, Restigouche River.
Maakan, Maccan River in Cumber- land County.
Mabou, a river in Cape Breton.
Madawaak, a point where two riv- ers come together.
1 This is beyond question the origin of the name of the city of Quebec The French pronounce Quebec not kwe-bek,... as the English do, but kSb-b£k, the exact pronunciation of the Indian word. The " Narrows, " ahovc Halifax Harbor, aud a narrow place in the Liverpool River just below Milton, are thus named by the Indians. The syllable kfib or kSp, which is the same exactly in meaning, means to stop or impede, to choke up, etc. Many words begin with this syllable; as, kSbejokfcm, to stop a hole ; kSbejokteskum, to shut a door ; kebadagwa'. To bo hoarse, to have the voice impeded ; kebaadoo, to stanch blood ; kebap skitk, the stream is obstructed by rocks ; kebamkoogwgk, the mouth of tlio river is obstructed by sand thrown in by the waves ; kSbe-skoonei, my nose is stopped ; etc.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Kweb&k, the head of the tide, now Bedford.
Kwemoodeech, Boil's Harbor.
KwgsomSlegek', a hard-wood Point, uow Fort Lawrence.
Kwesow-waak a cape oi" land.
Logiimkeegun, Shelburne. Luntook', deer.
Liiakiich, Manadoo in Cape Breton. Lustegooch, Restigouche River.
Maakan, Maccan River in Cumber- land County.
Mabou, a river in Cape Breton.
Madawaak, a point where two riv- ers come together.
1 This is beyond question the origin of the name of the city of Quebec The French pronounce Quebec not kwe-bek,... as the English do, but kSb-b£k, the exact pronunciation of the Indian word. The " Narrows, " ahovc Halifax Harbor, aud a narrow place in the Liverpool River just below Milton, are thus named by the Indians. The syllable kfib or kSp, which is the same exactly in meaning, means to stop or impede, to choke up, etc. Many words begin with this syllable; as, kSbejokfcm, to stop a hole ; kSbejokteskum, to shut a door ; kebadagwa'. To bo hoarse, to have the voice impeded ; kebaadoo, to stanch blood ; kebap skitk, the stream is obstructed by rocks ; kebamkoogwgk, the mouth of tlio river is obstructed by sand thrown in by the waves ; kSbe-skoonei, my nose is stopped ; etc.
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