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Maliseet
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English
Alternative forms
en Malecite
Etymology
From en mic Malesse'jik broken talkers — the Mi'kmaq perceived the Maliseet as speaking a broken version of Mi'kmaq.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmæləˌsiːt/
Noun
s *
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
The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy.
Derived terms
en Maliseet-Passamaquoddy Maliseet–Passamaquoddy
Anagrams
en aeeilmst Elamites Salemite elimates mealiest mesilate metalise seat-mile seatmile
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