Saulteaux

English

Alternative forms

  • Saulteau

Etymology

From French saulteux, or French saulteurs, from French sault (“waterfall”) in reference to Sault Ste. Marie (then called Sault de Gaston) where the French first encountered them.

Noun

Saulteaux pl (plural only)

  1. an indigenous nation from the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian Shield, the Westernmost branch of the Ojibwe or Anishnaabe
    Synonyms: Nahkawê, Nahkawē

Proper noun

Saulteaux

  1. the language of this nation
    Synonyms: Nahkawêwin, Nahkawēwin

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