name
Meaning 1
the language of this nation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Nahkawêwin, Nahkawēwin
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Saulteaux
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noun
Meaning 2
an indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Nahkawê, Nahkawē
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French saulteux, or French saulteurs, from French sault (“waterfall”) in reference to Sault Ste. Marie (then called Sault de Gaston) where the French first encountered them.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Plains-Cree: nahkawiyiniw — nation
- French: saulteaux — nation
- German: Saulteaux — nation
- Ojibwe: ᓇᐦᑲᐌ — nation
- Ojibwa: nakawē — nation
- Ojibwe: ᓇᐦᑲᐌᒧᐎᓐ (nakawēmowin) — language
- Ojibwa: nakawēmowin — language