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Malecite

Malecite

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A Native American language spoken in northeastern Maine and New Brunswick
  • noun
  • /ˈmæləsɪt/
: idioma malecite
  • She is studying Malecite to preserve her cultural heritage.

Examples

  • The traditional stories were passed down in the Malecite language.

  • Do you speak Malecite?

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of Malecite.

  • The Malecite language is rich in history.

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of Malecite.

  • The traditional stories were passed down in the Malecite language.

  • She is studying Malecite to preserve her cultural heritage.

Synonyms

Maleseet language
vsMalecite
9.9

An Algonquian language that the Malecite and Passamaquoddy people speak in northeastern North America

is the alternative name form rather than the main label used here
Maleseet
vsMalecite
9.9

A native language spoken by the Malecite and Passamaquoddy people in eastern Canada and northern New England

is the other standard name form rather than the shorter label
Malecite language
vsMalecite
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Malecite and Passamaquoddy people in northeastern North America

refers to the same living language rather than focusing on past use

Compounds

Malecite language
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Malecite and Passamaquoddy people in northeastern North America

Surface Forms

Malecite singular
Malecites plural

Etymology

Malecite also names the language of those people; it comes from the same self-name and refers to the Algonquian speech of the Malecite and Passamaquoddy communities. So, Malecite means the language spoken by that people.