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Maliseet

/ˈmæləˌsiːt/

Maliseet noun: a member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, crossing the borders of New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States.

Noun

Maliseet (plural Maliseets or Maliseet)

  1. A member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, crossing the borders of New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States.

Proper noun

Maliseet

  1. The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy.

Forms of Maliseet

pluralMaliseets
pluralMaliseet
alternative formMalecite

Origin of Maliseet

From Mi'kmaq Malesse'jik (“broken talkers”) — the Mi'kmaq perceived the Maliseet as speaking a broken version of Mi'kmaq.

Questions about Maliseet

What does Maliseet mean?
Maliseet means a member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, crossing the borders of New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States.
What part of speech is Maliseet?
Maliseet can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Maliseet?
Maliseet is pronounced /ˈmæləˌsiːt/.
What is the plural of Maliseet?
The plural of Maliseet is Maliseets.

Words near Maliseet in the dictionary

  1. malinvestment
  2. malinvestments
  3. malinvests
  4. Malipo
  5. malis
  6. Maliseet
  7. Maliseet-Passamaquoddy
  8. Maliseets
  9. Maliseet–Passamaquoddy
  10. malism
  11. malison

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