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mishagunis
[ < Algonk. ; cf. Cree māstuchakunis]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a mixture of Canadian French, Cree and, sometimes English spoken by the Métis of the older generation.
See: Coyote(def. 1)
Quotations
1857
I saw great numbers of the case wolf (mischechogonis or togonie) prowling about. This is the wolf proper to the partially wooded country, and is about twice the size of a fox, with a tail shaped like the brush of that animal.
1963
In daylight a silently flitting shadow on the grass, at night a mournful voice, Mishagunis is the very spirit of the plains.