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maliseet

/ˈmæləˌsiːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
maliseet
IPA
/ˈmæləˌsiːt/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, crossing the borders of New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States.

name

The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy.

Etymology

From Mi'kmaq Malesse'jik (“broken talkers”) — the Mi'kmaq perceived the Maliseet as speaking a broken version of Mi'kmaq.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Maliseets (plural) Malecite (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce maliseet?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæləˌsiːt/.
What does maliseet mean?
A member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, crossing the borders of New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States.
Where does maliseet come from?
From Mi'kmaq Malesse'jik (“broken talkers”) — the Mi'kmaq perceived the Maliseet as speaking a broken version of Mi'kmaq.

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