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Naskapi

US/nəˈskæpiː/

Naskapi noun: an Innu-speaking First Nation in eastern Quebec and Labrador.

Noun

Naskapi pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An Innu-speaking First Nation in eastern Quebec and Labrador.

Proper noun

Naskapi

  1. An Algonquian language spoken by the Naskapi people of Quebec and Labrador, Canada, written in Eastern Cree syllabics.

Forms of Naskapi

alternative formNascapi
alternative formNaskapee
alternative formNascapee

Origin of Naskapi

From Naskapi ᓇᔅᑲᐱ (naskapi, “people beyond the horizon”).

Questions about Naskapi

What does Naskapi mean?
Naskapi means an Innu-speaking First Nation in eastern Quebec and Labrador.
What part of speech is Naskapi?
Naskapi can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Naskapi?
Naskapi is pronounced /nəˈskæpiː/ (US).

Words near Naskapi in the dictionary

  1. Nasirist
  2. Nasirists
  3. Nasiriya
  4. Nasiriyah
  5. Naskapee
  6. Naskapi
  7. Naskh
  8. Naskhi
  9. nasky
  10. nasledovite
  11. Naslund

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