Chipewyan Definition

chĭpə-wīən
chipewyan
noun
A member of a North American Indian people of NW Canada.
Webster's New World
The Athabaskan language of this people.
Webster's New World
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A member of the Chipewyan people, a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.

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The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.

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Origin of Chipewyan

  • Cree čīpwayān parka wearer cīpw- pointed ayān skin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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