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Maliseet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæləˌsiːt/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Maliseets	Number=Plur		lexicographic
Maliseet	Number=Plur		lexicographic
Malecite		alternative	lexicographic

Maliseet en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæləˌsiːt/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Malecite		alternative	lexicographic