GLOSSARY OF MICMAC WORDS Key to pronunciation. Consonants: g sounded hard, always, as in go; c, exactly like k; ch, as in church. Vowels: a as in father; a as in fate; a as in fat; & as in sec¬ ond a in abaft; e as in me; e as in met; ei as i in pine (ei in height) ; i as in pin; o as in no; 6 as in not; u as in use; u as in tub; oo as in fool; 56 as in good; oic as in now. When vowels are doubled as ua, the usual sound of these let¬ ters is prolonged. Accent: The usual place for the accent in Micmac is on the penult. (In this glossary the accent has been marked upon each word, in order to indicate pronunciation clearly.) M or n at the beginning of a word preceded by an accent, thus 'm, 'n, is sounded without a voiccl. A bis ta na ooch' Marten; sable. Ab lee gu mooch' Rabbit. Ab le gg moo' Bullfrog. An ta wa' as Yellow woodpecker (it has the same form in the plural). A took wS' kiin A wonder tale; a fabulous story. Boo o' in A magician who exercised his power for evil; a medicine man; a wizard. Boot'tip Whale . The suffix askw (or slew) fem. gen. usually denotes wife; as, Bootupskiv, Mrs. Whale ; Mooin askw, Mrs. Bear . Che" noo' A fierce cannibal giant of the north, with heart of ice and stone. Che poch' calm A horned dragon; the tutelary deity of Boooins. Cool na joo' Stupid. 291