Weyakwin is a
northern hamlet
In most cases in Saskatchewan, a Hamlet (place), hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. S ...
in
Northern Saskatchewan
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.
Name
The name of the community comes from the
Cree language
Cree (also known as Cree– Montagnais–Naskapi) is a dialect continuum of Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 117,000 people across Canada, from the Northwest Territories to Alberta to Labrador. If considered one language, it is th ...
, meaning ''Foul or profane language''.
The community is known in Cree as ᐏᔭᐦᑵᐏᓂᕽ ''wiyahkwêwinihk''.
[Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001]
https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/wiyahkw%C3%AAwinihk/
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Weyakwin had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
* List of communities in Northern Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ...
* List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ...
References
Division No. 18, Saskatchewan
Northern hamlets in Saskatchewan
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