Naskapi

[ nas-kuh-pee, nahs- ]

noun

, plural Nas·ka·pis, (especially collectively) Nas·ka·pi

1. a member of the northern group of Innu, a First Nation of Labrador and Quebec.
2. the eastern Algonquian language spoken by the Naskapi, closely related to Cree.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Naskapi or their language.

Naskapi

/ nəˈskæpɪ /

noun

1. a member of an Innu people living in Quebec

Word History and Origins

Origin of Naskapi¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from French, from Montagnais unaska·hpi·w (unrecorded)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Naskapi¹

from Cree

Example Sentences

To this northern group belong the Ojibway north of the lakes, including the Saulteaux, the Wood Cree, the Montagnais and the Naskapi.

From Project Gutenberg

See Mossos Naskapi, the, 375, and map, pp. 334-5 Nassau, R. H., 61 n.

From Project Gutenberg

The Micmacs of Nova Scotia, the Malecite of New Brunswick, the Naskapi of Quebec, the Chippewa of Ontario, and the Crees of the prairie, are of this stock.

From Project Gutenberg