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Naskapi

[ nas-kuh-pee, nahs- ]

noun

, plural Nas·ka·pis, (especially collectively) Nas·ka·pi
  1. a member of the northern group of Innu, a First Nation of Labrador and Quebec.
  2. the eastern Algonquian language spoken by the Naskapi, closely related to Cree.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Naskapi or their language.

Naskapi

/ nəˈskæpɪ /

noun

  1. a member of an Innu people living in Quebec

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Naskapi1

First recorded in 1770–80; from French, from Montagnais unaska·hpi·w (unrecorded)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Naskapi1

from Cree

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