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Naskapi

  • /nəˈskæpiː/ US

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From Naskapi ᓇᔅᑲᐱ (naskapi, “people beyond the horizon”).

noun Nascapi · Naskapee · Nascapee

  1. plural, plural only An Innu-speaking First Nation in eastern Quebec and Labrador.

proper noun Nascapi · Naskapee · Nascapee

  1. An Algonquian language spoken by the Naskapi people of Quebec and Labrador, Canada, written in Eastern Cree syllabics.

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name Indigenous people of Quebec and Labrador

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"Naskapi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/naskapi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Naskapi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/naskapi

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"Naskapi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/naskapi.

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@misc{naskapi_2026,
  title = {Naskapi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/naskapi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}