jipijga'm :: horned serpent -- Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online

jipijga'm

Part of Speech: noun animate

Pronunciation Guide: ji·bich·kaam

Translation: Horned serpent

Meanings:

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Gjitmei eig na jipijga'm?
Translation: Does the horned serpent really exist?
Recording: Recording by dmm 🔉

Alternate Grammatical Forms:

Document References:

Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #823

Transcription:	tjipoitgām, gāmog, crotale, serpent a sonnette (159, 1); dragon ou la fable qui demeurait dans le lac sous tous prés de portage P. E. I. (Prince) (v. Apoc. 12 3) (aussi bon, moi) sûr tjipitl (S M 230)
Expanded:	tjipoitgām, tjipoitgāmog, crotale, serpent a sonnette (159, 1); dragon ou la fable qui demeurait dans le lac sous tous prés de portage Prince Edward Island (Prince) (Voir, 123) (aussi bon, moi) sûr tjipitl (S M 230)
Transliteration:	Jipijga'm, jipijga’mug, pit viper, rattlesnake (159,1); dragon where there is a tale that it lived in under a lake close to portage Prince Edward Island (Prince) (see, 123) (aussi bon, moi) on jipitl (S. M 230)
Source as entry:	jipijga'm, horned serpent
Normalized source as entry:	jipijga'm, horned serpent

Rand's Micmac dictionary from phonographic word-lists - transcribed and alphabetically arranged, with a grammar and list of place-names by Jeremiah S. Clark, Page Image #197
Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #135
Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #242

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