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Waswanipi

/wa.swa.ni.pi/

proper noun/wa.swa.ni.pi/

Waswanipi (a village in Quebec, Canada); Waswanipi (a river in Quebec, Canada); Waswanipi (a lake in Quebec, Canada); Waswanipi; A people; a First Nations community, part of the Cree First Nation

Synonyms: village de Waswanipi, rivière Waswanipi, lac Waswanipi, peuple Waswanipi

Related: lac Waswanipi, peuple Waswanipi, rivière Waswanipi, village de Waswanipi

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