Chippewyan
- noun
- /ˈʧɪpəˌwɪən/
- Many elders still speak Chippewyan in their daily lives.
Examples
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She is studying Chippewyan as part of her research on Indigenous Canadian languages.
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A new dictionary aims to preserve and document the Chippewyan language.
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The Chippewyan language is rich in history.
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Are you familiar with the Chippewyan dialect?
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A new dictionary aims to preserve and document the Chippewyan language.
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Many elders still speak Chippewyan in their daily lives.
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She is studying Chippewyan as part of her research on Indigenous Canadian languages.
Synonyms
A language spoken by Indigenous people who live around Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay
A language the Chipewyan people speak in northern Canada
A language spoken by the Chipewyan people in northern Canada and part of the Athabaskan family
A language spoken by the Chipewyan people in northern Canada
A language spoken by the Chipewyan people of Canada
Compounds
A language spoken by the Chipewyan people in northern Canada and part of the Athabaskan family
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chippewyan is the English name for a northern Canadian Indigenous people and their language. It comes from local Dene words, with Dene meaning 'people', so Chippewyan simply names the people and therefore their language.