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Chipewyan

/t͡ʃɪp.əˈwaɪ.ən/

Chipewyan noun: a member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.

Noun

Chipewyan (plural Chipewyans or Chipewyan)

  1. A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
    • In addition to their leatherwork, woodwork, stonework, and bonework, the Chipewyan also worked in metal.2006, Carl Waldman, Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, page 65
    • One of the big challenges, it turns out, is the government itself. Last week, Shene Catholique-Valpy, an Aboriginal woman born and raised in the Northwest Territories, spoke out publicly about her year-long fight to have the the^([sic]) traditional Chipewyan spelling of her daughter’s name, Sahaiʔa...2015 March 12, Rachel Browne, “What’s in a name? A Chipewyan’s battle over her native tongue”, in Maclean's, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2015

Proper noun

Chipewyan

  1. The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
    Synonyms:
    Dene, Dene Suline, Dene Sųłiné, Denesuline, Denésoliné

Synonyms of Chipewyan

  • Dene
  • Dene Suline
  • Dene Sųłiné
  • Denesuline
  • Denésoliné

All synonyms of Chipewyan

Forms of Chipewyan

pluralChipewyans
pluralChipewyan
alternative formChippewyan

Origin of Chipewyan

From Plains Cree ᒌᐘᔮᐣ (Cīpwayān, “pointed skin”), from ᒌᐚᐤ (cīpwāw, “to be pointed”) + ᐘᔮᐣ (wayān, “skin, hide”) — a reference to the cut and style of Chipewyan parkas.

Questions about Chipewyan

What does Chipewyan mean?
Chipewyan means a member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
What part of speech is Chipewyan?
Chipewyan can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chipewyan?
Chipewyan is pronounced /t͡ʃɪp.əˈwaɪ.ən/.
What is the plural of Chipewyan?
The plural of Chipewyan is Chipewyans.

Words near Chipewyan in the dictionary

  1. chipchirghan
  2. chipekwe
  3. Chiperceni
  4. chipericumin
  5. chipericumins
  6. Chipewyan
  7. Chipewyans
  8. chiphead
  9. chipheads
  10. chipil
  11. Chipko

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