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Naskapi
[ nas-kuh-pee, nahs- ]
noun
plural Naskapis, (especially collectively) Naskapi
- a member of the northern group of Innu, a First Nation of Labrador and Quebec.
- the eastern Algonquian language spoken by the Naskapi, closely related to Cree.
adjective
- of or relating to the Naskapi or their language.
Naskapi
/ əˈæɪ /
noun
- a member of an Innu people living in Quebec
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Naskapi1
First recorded in 1770–80; from French, from Montagnais ܲԲ첹·辱· (unrecorded)
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Naskapi1
from Cree
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To this northern group belong the Ojibway north of the lakes, including the Saulteaux, the Wood Cree, the Montagnais and the Naskapi.
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See Mossos Naskapi, the, 375, and map, pp. 334-5 Nassau, R. H., 61 n.
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The Micmacs of Nova Scotia, the Malecite of New Brunswick, the Naskapi of Quebec, the Chippewa of Ontario, and the Crees of the prairie, are of this stock.
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