Original:  Malesse'jik was a Mikmaq word believed to mean "He speaks slowly," or differently  by which the Mikmaq people contrasted the other tribe's language to their own.
Revised:  Malesse'jik was a Mikmaq word believed to mean "He speaks slowly," or differently , by which the Mikmaq people contrasted the other tribe's language to their own.
Edit intent: fluency