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Naskapi

noun
Nas·​ka·​pi | \ˈnaskəpē\
plural Naskapi or Naskapis

Definition of Naskapi 

1a : an Indian people of northern Quebec and interior Labrador, Canada

b : a member of such people

2 : a dialect of Cree

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