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- The term Algonquin (often spelled this way to differentiate it from the family) refers to a dialect of Ojibwa. Algonquian languages have been classified by some scholars as belonging to a larger language group, the Macro-Algonquian phylum.
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Aug 9, 2024 · The term Algonquin (often spelled this way to differentiate it from the family) refers to a dialect of Ojibwa. Algonquian languages have been classified by some scholars as belonging to a larger language group, the Macro-Algonquian phylum.
- Macro-Algonquian Languages
Major languages in the phylum are the Cree and Innu...
- Algonquin Language
The term Algonquin (often spelled this way to differentiate...
- Macro-Algonquian Languages
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Major languages in the phylum are the Cree and Innu (Montagnais and Naskapi) dialects of eastern Canada; the Ojibwa, Algonquin, Ottawa, and Salteaux dialects of southern Ontario; the Mi’kmaq (Micmac) language of eastern Canada; and the Blackfoot language of Montana and Alberta.
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The term Algonquin (often spelled this way to differentiate it from the family) refers to a dialect of Ojibwa. Algonquian languages have been classified by some scholars as belonging to a larger language group, the Macro-Algonquian phylum.
Jun 3, 2020 · Abstract. Recent studies of ancient Native American mtDNA and autosomal DNA have provided new data relevant to an old problem—the origins of the Algonquians. Here I review the linguistic and...
- Stuart Fiedel
Algonkin (or Algonquin) — the tribe that gave its name to the Algonquian language family (see next entry). They live in Ontario and Quebec in Canada. They lived in houses that were cone shaped rather like tipis, although sometimes they made rectangular dwellings. Their canoes were made of birch bark.
a family of North American languages whose speakers ranged over an area stretching from the Atlantic between Newfoundland and Delaware to the Rocky Mountains, including Micmac, Mahican, Ojibwa, Fox, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and Shawnee. Some linguists relate it to Muskogean in a Macro-Algonquian phylum.
a family of North American Indian languages whose speakers ranged over an area stretching from the Atlantic between Newfoundland and Delaware to the Rocky Mountains, including Micmac, Mahican, Ojibwa, Fox, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and Shawnee.
