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Find definitions and equivalent terms in Indigenous languages, as well as useful writing tools.
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Glossaries
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Criminal law terms in the Inuktitut dialect (PDF)
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador -
Criminal law terms in the Mushuau dialect (PDF)
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador -
Criminal law terms in the Sheshatshiu dialect (PDF)
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador -
Family law terms in the Inuktitut dialect (PDF)
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador -
Family law terms in the Mushuau dialect (PDF)
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador -
Family law terms in the Sheshatshiu dialect (PDF)
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador -
French-Innu glossary (in French and Innu only)
Source: La Piste Amérindienne -
Glossary of the Innu language
Source: Nametau Innu -
Indigenous languages of Quebec (Mohawk, Innu and Inuktitut) (in French only)
Source: Conseil supérieur de la langue française -
Mi'kmaq-English lexicon (PDF)
Source: Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey -
Ojibwe-English wordlist
Source: Anishinaabemowin
Dictionaries
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Blackfoot dictionary
Source: Algonquian Dictionaries Project -
Mi'kmaq talking dictionary
Source: Mi'gmaq-Mi'kmaq Online -
Online Cree dictionary
Source: Nehiyaw Masinahikan -
Wendat dictionary
Source: Centre de développement de la formation et de la main-d’œuvre huron-wendat
Writing resources
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Abenaki place names in Quebec (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Government of Quebec -
Algonquin place names in Quebec (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Government of Quebec -
Computer tools for Inuktitut
Source: Culture and Heritage, Government of Nunavut -
Cree place names in Quebec (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Government of Quebec -
Naskapi place names in Quebec (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Government of Quebec
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