Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Wolastoqey
Regarding the copyright matter I began working in the 1990s with my husband, a fluent speaker and teacher of our language, to prepare texts entirely in Wəlastəkwey for use in immersion programs.
2023 February 3, Andrea Bear Nicholas, Brief to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs Regarding the Indigenous Languages Study
Origin
- Malecite-PassamaquoddyWəlastəkwey
- EnglishWəlastəkwey
Unadapted borrowing from Malecite-Passamaquoddy Wəlastəkwey (Teeter spelling).
More words from Malecite-Passamaquoddy
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APA
Wəlastəkwey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/W%C9%99last%C9%99kwey
MLA
“Wəlastəkwey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/W%C9%99last%C9%99kwey. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wəlastəkwey,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/W%C9%99last%C9%99kwey.
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