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Maliseet meaning

A member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, crossing the borders of New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States.

Using Maliseet

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, crossing the borders of New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States.
  • In the example corpus, maliseet often appears in combinations such as: of maliseet, maliseet indians, maliseet community.

Context around Maliseet

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 1 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

micmac 1× kmaq 1× wolastoqiyik 1×

Often after:

indians 2× community 2× sustained 1× cultivated 1× institute 1× nation 1× people 1×

Sentence patterns with Maliseet

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

band of maliseet indians breathed 1× band of maliseet indians will 1× brunswick s maliseet community is 1× maliseet cultivated food 1× mi kmaq maliseet institute unb 1× of the maliseet nation in 1× passamaquoddy and maliseet sustained themselves 1× penobscot micmac maliseet and abenaki 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but the climate 1× houlton band of 1× maliseet cultivated food 1× mi kmaq maliseet 1× new brunswick s 1× st mary s 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 in houlton 1× 2 000 people 1× hunting and fishing 1× maliseet and abenaki 1× new tribal museum 1× online levesque said 1×

Words around Maliseet

Just before it in the word index:

malise 2 malisa 5 malis 3 maliro 2 malir 4 malique 4

Just after it in the word index:

malishka 2 malisse 2 maliszewski 2 malita 6 malitbog 2 maliti 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Maliseet

  • In this selection, "maliseet" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, micmac, kmaq, wolastoqiyik, indians, community and sustained stand out and add context to how "maliseet" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include band of maliseet indians breathed and band of maliseet indians will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "maliseet" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with maliseet

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They are known as the Wabanaki Confederacy: the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Micmac, Maliseet and Abenaki. (14 words)

Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians will use the funds to create a new tribal museum. (15 words)

The western portion of the province was the traditional home of the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) people. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The Mi'kmaq Nation's reserves throughout Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and eastern New Brunswick dominate aboriginal culture in the region, compared to the much smaller population of the Maliseet Nation in western New Brunswick. (36 words)

Mi'kmaq-Maliseet Institute UNB created its BEd program for First Nations students in 1977 in an effort to help First Nations communities take control of their own schools. (29 words)

But the climate was harsher in eastern Maine, the soils ruined by the ice sheets, so the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Maliseet sustained themselves by hunting and fishing. (27 words)

Example sentences (10)

Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians will use the funds to create a new tribal museum.

New Brunswick’s Maliseet community is working on a computer platform to teach their native language to tribal members online, Levesque said.

The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians breathed new life into the Stardust Motel, a nearly 50-year-old motel located on Route 1 in Houlton.

But the climate was harsher in eastern Maine, the soils ruined by the ice sheets, so the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Maliseet sustained themselves by hunting and fishing.

They are known as the Wabanaki Confederacy: the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Micmac, Maliseet and Abenaki.

St. Mary's First Nation is the second largest Wolastoqiyik or Maliseet community in New Brunswick, with a band membership of about 2,000 people.

Maliseet cultivated food plants including: beans, pumpkins, Jerusalem artichokes, ground nuts, and maize on the river banks and islands of the Saint John River.

Mi'kmaq-Maliseet Institute UNB created its BEd program for First Nations students in 1977 in an effort to help First Nations communities take control of their own schools.

The Mi'kmaq Nation's reserves throughout Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and eastern New Brunswick dominate aboriginal culture in the region, compared to the much smaller population of the Maliseet Nation in western New Brunswick.

The western portion of the province was the traditional home of the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) people.

Common combinations with maliseet

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "maliseet" in a sentence?
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What does "maliseet" mean?
Maliseet means: A member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, crossing the borders of New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States.
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