L’nu
E583831
L’nu is the endonym used by the Mi’kmaq people to refer to themselves, meaning “the people” or “human beings” in their own language.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lnu’k | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endonym
ⓘ
ethnonym ⓘ |
| countryAssociatedWith |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Mi’kmaq culture ⓘ |
| denotes | Indigenous people of Mi’kma’ki ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mi’kmaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grammaticalNumber | singular ⓘ |
| isSelfDesignationOf | Mi’kmaq people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Mi’kmaq language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| meaning |
human beings
ⓘ
the people ⓘ |
| opposedToExonym | Micmac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConcept | Mi’kmaq identity ⓘ |
| peopleAlsoCalled | Mi’kmaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Mi’kmaq people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith |
Atlantic Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mi’kma’ki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedForm | Lnu’k NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFormMeaning | the people (plural) in Mi’kmaq ⓘ |
| scriptVariant |
Lnu
ⓘ
Lnu’k NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semanticField |
people
ⓘ
personhood ⓘ |
| usedAs | self-identification term ⓘ |
| usedBy | Mi’kmaq people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mi’kmaq community life
ⓘ
Mi’kmaq oral tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lnu’k