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Nēhiyawēwin

Nēhiyawēwin proper noun: synonym of Cree (“language”).

Proper noun

Nēhiyawēwin

  1. Synonym of Cree (“language”).
    • In the Northwest Territories, the languages with official status are English, French, Dëne Sųłıné (Chipewyan), Nēhiyawēwin (Cree), Dene Kǝdǝ́ (Northern Slavey), Dene Zhatıé (Southern Slavey), Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik (Gwich’in), Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłįcho.2025, Marie-Ève Hudon, Language regimes in the Provinces and the Territories, Ottawa, Canada: Library of Parliament, page 30
    Synonyms:
    Cree

Synonyms of Nēhiyawēwin

Origin of Nēhiyawēwin

Unadapted borrowing from Plains Cree nêhiyawêwin.

Questions about Nēhiyawēwin

What does Nēhiyawēwin mean?
Nēhiyawēwin means synonym of Cree (“language”).
What part of speech is Nēhiyawēwin?
Nēhiyawēwin is a proper noun.

Words near Nēhiyawēwin in the dictionary

  1. Nădrag
  2. Năeni
  3. Nămoloasa
  4. Năpradea
  5. Năruja
  6. Nēhiyawēwin
  7. nēnē
  8. nēnēs
  9. nīhithawīwin
  10. Nłeʔkepmx
  11. Nłeʔkepmxcín

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