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Encyclopedia > Algonquin language

Algonquin (or Algonkin) is an Algonquian language closely related to Ojibwe. It is spoken, alongside French and to some extent English, by the Algonquin First Nations of Quebec and Ontario. The Algonquian (also Algonkian) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic language family (others are Wiyot and Yurok of northwestern California). ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Algonquins or Algonkins are an aboriginal North American people speaking Algonquin, an Algonquian language. ... First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) Land 917,741 km² Water 158,654 km² (14. ...


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Algonquin language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (102 words)
For the larger language family of which Algonquin is but one member, see Algonquian.
Algonquin (or Algonkin) is an Algonquian language closely related to Ojibwe, although many consider it to be instead a particularly divergent dialect of Ojibwe.
It is spoken, alongside French and to some extent English, by the Algonquin First Nations of Quebec and Ontario.
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