Etymology

Waskaganish

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Today it means: An Indian reserve and village municipality in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada Full definition →

Cree ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ
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The story

  1. Cree · derived fromᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ“little house”
  2. English todayWaskaganish

From Cree ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ (waaskaahiikanish, “little house”).

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