Etymology

Waswanipi

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Today it means: A village in Quebec, Canada. Full definition →

Cree ᐙᔂᓂᐲ
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The story

  1. Cree · derived fromᐙᔂᓂᐲ“light over the water”
  2. English todayWaswanipi

From Cree ᐙᔂᓂᐲ (waaswaanipii, “light over the water”), a traditional night-time fishing method.

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