SOCIAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
children),
same name),
breeds).
wêt).
Plural,
muskrat people).
(the porqupine people).
ing).
mûn.
*In addressing the chief they used the word ûn-sa'-kûm-ûm, which is equivalent to my chief -- my lord.
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A family (of father, mother and children), | ûn-ko'0tu-wa-si'-sûk. | |
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A gens or clan (al who bear the same name), | ûn-kwa-to'-kak. | |
| Gentes or clans, | ûn-kwa-to'-ki-yûk. | |
| The Dog gens, | el-mus'-wa-ko tu-mo-ti'-chik. | |
| The Bear gens, | mu'-i-ne-wa-ko-tu mo-ti'-chik. | |
| The Pig gens, | pik-su-a-ko tu-mo-ti'-chik. | |
| Nickname for the Pig gens, | kal'-ki-e wi-ti'-chik (the half- breeds). | |
| A tribe, | ûn-kwût-to'-kûm-ik-su'-wuk. | |
| A confederacy of tribes, | ma-wo-ka'-tchuk. | |
| Chief of tribe (council chief), | *sa'-kûm. | |
| Assistant chief, | lep-ta'-nêt (formerly me-a'- wêt). | |
| Captain, | kap'-tin. | |
| Captains, | kap'-ti-nûk. | |
| Chief of confederacy, | k'tchi-sa'-kûm. | |
| War chief, | mût-a-pe'-kwi-sa'-kûm. | |
| A warrior, | mut-a-pe'-kwin. | |
| Council, | po-tu-wu'-sin. | |
| Council chamber, | po'-tu-wus wik'-wam. | |
| The Maliseet tribe, | wu-las-tuk' wi-yuk. | |
| A Maliseet, | wu-las'-tukw. | |
| The Micmac nickname for a Maliseet, | ma'-li-sit. | |
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| Another Micmac nickname | ku-ûs'-wês-ki-tchi-nu'-ûk (the
muskrat people). | |
| Maliseet nickname for Micmac, | ma-te'-wês'-wês-ki-tchi-nu'-ûk (the porqupine people). | |
| Opponents, | ni'-sit-spi-te'-uûk. | |
| My friend -- one of my clan, | ûn-si'-wên. | |
| My friend -- not of my clan, | ûn-si'-u. | |
| My enemy, | ke-ton'-lit. | |
| A slave, | we'-kon. | |
| An Indian, | o-ski'-tchîn (lit., a human be- ing). | |
| A white man, | wa-pe'-it ski;-tap. | |
| An Englishman, | o-ski'-tchi-mu'-ûk or i-ku-lis'- mûn. | |
| A Frenchman, | plets'-mûn. | |
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*In addressing the chief they used the word ûn-sa'-kûm-ûm, which is equivalent to my chief -- my lord.
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