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Maleseet

Maleseet

9.9
A native language spoken by the Malecite and Passamaquoddy people in eastern Canada and northern New England
  • noun
  • /məˈliːsɪt/
: maleseet
  • Few people today speak Maleseet as their first language, making preservation efforts critical.

Examples

  • A new Maleseet dictionary was recently published to support language revitalization.

  • Do you know how to speak Maleseet?

  • She is studying Maleseet linguistics at the university.

  • The Maleseet language is rich in history.

  • A new Maleseet dictionary was recently published to support language revitalization.

  • Few people today speak Maleseet as their first language, making preservation efforts critical.

  • The Maleseet language is rich in history.

Synonyms

Malecite
vsMaleseet
1 9.9

A Native American language spoken in northeastern Maine and New Brunswick

is identical in meaning and usage according to this description
Maleseet language
vsMaleseet
9.9

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

is the same but without the extra word language
Malecite language
vsMaleseet
9.9

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

refers to it as currently spoken rather than only historically

Compounds

Maleseet language
9.9

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

Surface Forms

Maleseet singular
Maleseets plural

Etymology

Maleseet comes from the name the people use for themselves, Wəlastəkwewiyik, which means 'people of the beautiful river'. So Maleseet refers to that community and to the language they speak.