Etymology

Chipewyan

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Today it means: A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan. Full definition →

Plains Cree ᒌᐘᔮᐣ
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The story

  1. Plains Cree · borrowed fromᒌᐘᔮᐣ“pointed skin”
  2. English todayChipewyan

From Plains Cree ᒌᐘᔮᐣ (Cīpwayān, “pointed skin”), from ᒌᐚᐤ (cīpwāw, “to be pointed”) + ᐘᔮᐣ (wayān, “skin, hide”) — a reference to the cut and style of Chipewyan parkas.

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