saqamaw

== Mi'kmaq == === Etymology === From Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sa.xa.maw/, [saɣamaw] === Noun === saqamaw anim (plural saqamaq, obviative saqamawul) a male chief; a (male) leader of a tribe or other group a man of high rank a gentleman ==== Coordinate terms ==== saqama'sgw (“female chief; woman of high rank; lady”) ==== Derived terms ==== saqamawit ==== Descendants ==== → English: sagamore (borrowed from an Algonquian language, possibly Mi'kmaq) === Further reading === “saqamaw”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary‎[1], 1997–2026