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Definition of Chipewyan in English: ChipewyannounPlural ChipewyansˌtʃɪpəˈwʌɪənˌCHipəˈwīən 1A member of a Dene people of north-western Canada. Compare with Chippewa Example sentencesExamples - When Thanadelthur and Stewart returned in 1716 to York from their mission of peace with the Chipewyans, they had survived a harrowing trip.
- Knight decided the Chipewyans would come to Hudson's Bay trading posts only if the Cree and Chipewyan were at peace.
- It lies within the traditional hunting area of the Dogrib Tribe who re-occupied the land following the decline of the Yellowknife Chipewyans in the 1820's.
- Social division among the Chipewyans was by local family groups, which included both nuclear and extended family.
- It became harder for the Canadiens to exert influence over the Cree and Chipewyans by trade goods alone.
- I have yet to encounter a Chipewyan with any interest in the question’.
- Instead, small bands of Chipewyans set themselves up as middlemen or traders themselves, and acted as the means of exchanging European products for Chipewyan furs.
- So when the guide decided to winter with the Chipewyans, Hearne had little choice but to agree.
- However, between 1715 and 1769 the Chipewyans in their territory were on the edge of history only.
- Such distinctions are important elements in the present intense rivalry between the Chipewyans and the Dog Ribs over land claims and agreements on diamond mining.
- To add to the confusion, the Chipewyans claim that they are the original people from whom the Beaver sprang.
2mass noun The Athabaskan language of the Chipewyan, with about 8,000 speakers. Example sentencesExamples - Only a handful of people still speak Chipewyan fluently, he says, and those under 45 have only a sketchy knowledge of the language at best.
- It was followed by Dene (Chipewyan), Inuktitut, Slavey, Dogrib and Ojibway translations.
- One goal of the project, called Daghida, a Chipewyan word meaning ‘we are alive,’ will be to help start an immersion program for Cold Lake children.
- Chipewyan is spoken by around 4000 native people in Northern Canada today.
adjectiveˌtʃɪpəˈwʌɪənˌCHipəˈwīən Relating to the Chipewyan or their language. Example sentencesExamples - Treeline is one of the few facilities that replaces the motors on its boats every year, and its registered Chipewyan and Cree guides are among the country's best.
- In 1715 an expedition under William Stewart of the HBC was made into Chipewyan territory.
- Though many Chipewyan people are bilingual in Chippewa or Cree, it is actually not related to those languages at all.
Origin From Cree, literally '(wearing) pointed-skin (garments)'. Definition of Chipewyan in US English: ChipewyannounˌCHipəˈwīən 1A member of a Dene people of northwestern Canada. Do not confuse with Chippewa Example sentencesExamples - Instead, small bands of Chipewyans set themselves up as middlemen or traders themselves, and acted as the means of exchanging European products for Chipewyan furs.
- Such distinctions are important elements in the present intense rivalry between the Chipewyans and the Dog Ribs over land claims and agreements on diamond mining.
- However, between 1715 and 1769 the Chipewyans in their territory were on the edge of history only.
- It became harder for the Canadiens to exert influence over the Cree and Chipewyans by trade goods alone.
- To add to the confusion, the Chipewyans claim that they are the original people from whom the Beaver sprang.
- It lies within the traditional hunting area of the Dogrib Tribe who re-occupied the land following the decline of the Yellowknife Chipewyans in the 1820's.
- Knight decided the Chipewyans would come to Hudson's Bay trading posts only if the Cree and Chipewyan were at peace.
- When Thanadelthur and Stewart returned in 1716 to York from their mission of peace with the Chipewyans, they had survived a harrowing trip.
- Social division among the Chipewyans was by local family groups, which included both nuclear and extended family.
- I have yet to encounter a Chipewyan with any interest in the question’.
- So when the guide decided to winter with the Chipewyans, Hearne had little choice but to agree.
2The Athabaskan language of the Chipewyan. Example sentencesExamples - It was followed by Dene (Chipewyan), Inuktitut, Slavey, Dogrib and Ojibway translations.
- Chipewyan is spoken by around 4000 native people in Northern Canada today.
- Only a handful of people still speak Chipewyan fluently, he says, and those under 45 have only a sketchy knowledge of the language at best.
- One goal of the project, called Daghida, a Chipewyan word meaning ‘we are alive,’ will be to help start an immersion program for Cold Lake children.
adjectiveˌCHipəˈwīən Relating to the Chipewyan or their language. Example sentencesExamples - Treeline is one of the few facilities that replaces the motors on its boats every year, and its registered Chipewyan and Cree guides are among the country's best.
- Though many Chipewyan people are bilingual in Chippewa or Cree, it is actually not related to those languages at all.
- In 1715 an expedition under William Stewart of the HBC was made into Chipewyan territory.
Origin From Cree, literally ‘(wearing) pointed-skin (garments)’. |