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Iyuw Iyimuun

Iyuw Iyimuun proper noun: synonym of Naskapi (language).

Proper noun

Iyuw Iyimuun

  1. Synonym of Naskapi (language)
    • Along with French and English, this book has been translated into nine languages of the ten First Nations of Quebec : Aln8ba8dwaw8gan (Abenaki), Anicinape (Algonquin), Atikamekw, ᐄᔨᔨᐅᔨᒧᐎᓐ (Cree), Innu-Aimun, Kanien’kéha (Mohawk), Wolastoqey Latuwewakon (Maliseet), Mi’gmaw and Iyuw Iyimuun (Naskapi).2020, Teach me Water: a Tale of Seven Generations, First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute, page 7
    • "I fell in love with that land because there's everything there," the elder said in Iyuw Iyimuun, a dialect of the Innu language spoken by the Naskapi people, as his grandson translated.2022 July 7, Delphine Jung, “Naskapi Nation vows to protect its paradise in northern Quebec”, in CBC News
    Synonyms:
    Naskapi

Synonyms of Iyuw Iyimuun

Origin of Iyuw Iyimuun

Borrowed from Naskapi ᐃᔪᐤ (iyuw, “a Native person”) + ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ (iyimuun, “word, language”), literally meaning "native language".

Questions about Iyuw Iyimuun

What does Iyuw Iyimuun mean?
Iyuw Iyimuun means synonym of Naskapi (language).
What part of speech is Iyuw Iyimuun?
Iyuw Iyimuun is a proper noun.

Words near Iyuw Iyimuun in the dictionary

  1. iyomante
  2. Iyora
  3. IYSS
  4. IYSWIM
  5. IYT
  6. Iyuw Iyimuun
  7. iyw
  8. iz
  9. Iza
  10. izaar
  11. izaars

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