[moll dow]

moldow niridau - used for the Ruby-throated Humming Bird by Lescarbot . . . Le Clerq calls it _Nirido_. The name is the Micmac for this bird, with the usual substitution of French r for Indian l; it is given by Rand as _Miledow_. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN JUN 1971 JH JUN 1971 [Could there be a Micma...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46319
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Summary:moldow niridau - used for the Ruby-throated Humming Bird by Lescarbot . . . Le Clerq calls it _Nirido_. The name is the Micmac for this bird, with the usual substitution of French r for Indian l; it is given by Rand as _Miledow_. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN JUN 1971 JH JUN 1971 [Could there be a Micmac _mardow_ meaning hanging moss? W.K.] Used I and Sup Used I Not used

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