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  1. The Algic languages (also Algonquian

    Algonquian languages

    The Algonquian languages are a subfamily of American indigenous languages which includes most of the languages in the Algic language family. The name of the Algonquian language family is distinguished from the orthographically similar Algonquin dialect of the indigenous Ojibwe langu…

    Wiyot

    Wiyot

    The Wiyot are an indigenous people of California living near Humboldt Bay, California and a small surrounding area. They are culturally similar to the Yurok people. Today, there are approximately 450 Wiyot people. They are enrolled in several federally recognized tribes, such as the Wiyot Tri…

    Yurok

    Yurok

    The Yurok, whose name means "downriver people" in the neighboring Karuk language, are Native Americans who live in northwestern California near the Klamath River and Pacific coast. Their autonym is Olekwo'l meaning "Persons." Today they live on the Yurok Indian R…

    or Algonquian–Ritwan
    ) are an indigenous language family of North America. Most Algic languages belong to the Algonquian subfamily, dispersed over a broad area from the Rocky Mountains

    Rocky Mountains

    The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch 3,000 km in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. Locat…

    to Atlantic Canada.
    Geographic distribution: northern North America
    Linguistic classification: One of the world's primary language families
    Proto-language: Proto-Algic
    Subdivisions: Wiyot †, Yurok †, Algonquian
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    How many languages are in the Algic language family?
    It consists of 44 languages, the overwhelming majority of which (42 languages) belong to the Algonquian branch. The two Algic languages that are not Algonquian are Wiyot and Yurok of northwestern California whose relationship with the Algonquian languages was established by Edward Sapir, the first linguist to use the name Algic.
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    Which two Algic languages are not Algonquian languages?
    The two Algic languages that are not Algonquian are Wiyot and Yurok of northwestern California whose relationship with the Algonquian languages was established by Edward Sapir, the first linguist to use the name Algic.
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    Why are there so many words in the Algonquian language family?
    Because Algonquian languages were some of the first with which Europeans came into contact in North America, the language family has given many words to English.
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    What is another name for the Algonquian language group?
    This language group is also referred to as "Algonquian-Ritwan" and "Wiyot-Yurok-Algonquian". When Edward Sapir proposed that the well-established Algonquian family was genetically related to the Wiyot and Yurok languages of northern California, he applied the term Algic to this larger family.
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algic_languages

    The Algic languages (also Algonquian–Wiyot–Yurok or Algonquian–Ritwan) are an indigenous language family of North America. Most Algic languages belong to the Algonquian subfamily, dispersed over a broad area from the Rocky Mountains to Atlantic Canada. The other Algic languages are

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    The term Algic was first coined by Henry Schoolcraft in his Algic Researches, published in 1839. Schoolcraft defined the term as "derived from the words Allegheny and Atlantic, in reference to the indigenous people anciently located in

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    The genetic relation of Wiyot and Yurok to Algonquian was first proposed by Edward Sapir (1913, 1915, 1923), and argued against by Algonquianist

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    Berman, Howard (1982). "Two Phonological Innovations in Ritwan". International Journal of

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  4. https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/algic-language-family
    • Sound System
      There are many differences among the sound systems of the Algonquian languages. At the same time, there are quite a few underlying similarities. Some of them are outlined below.
    • Grammar
      Despite numerous differences in their structure, all Algonquian languages share certain grammatical features. 1. They are polysynthetic. Such languages have a very high ratio of morphemesper word. They often have very long words that correspond to complete sentences i…
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  5. https://www.sorosoro.org/en/algic-or-algonquian-languages

    The Algic language family currently includes 14 languages. Algonquian Sub-family. Eastern Algonquian Branch. Eastern Abenaki: extinct. Western Abenaki (alternate names: Abnaki; St. Francis): 20 speakers according to SIL. Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: 500 speakers according to UNESCO and 1655 according to SIL

  6. Algonquian Language Family (Algonkian Indian Languages, Algic ...

    www.native-languages.org/famalg.htm

    Spoken in the northern United States and Canada, the Algic language family includes: Eastern Algonquian Languages. Abenaki-Penobscot (Dialects: Abenaki and Penobscot ) Maliseet-Passamaquoddy (Dialects: Maliseet and Passamaquoddy ) Mi'kmaq (Micmac) Lenape-Renape Languages. Delaware (Lenape) Munsee. Nanticoke.

  7. Algic Language Family - Behind the Name

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    The Algic language family is comprised of several Native American languages spoken in the northeast of North America. Some member languages Algonquin Arapaho Cheyenne Cree Lenape (also called Delware; includes Munsee and Unami) Mi'kmaq Ojibwe Powhatan (dead) Shawnee Siksika Wampanoag (dead)

  8. https://www.aaanativearts.com/tribes_by_language.htm

    LANGUAGE FAMILIES Central (23) Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi (9) AHTAHKAKOOP First Nation Reserve NO.104 Fact Sheet Cree Prophesy Tina Keeper is an accomplished Cree actress Atikamekw (Canada) East Cree, Northern (Canada) East Cree, Southern (Canada) Plains Cree (Canada and US) Moose Cree (Canada) Swampy ...

  9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquian_languages

    The Algonquian languages (/ æ l ˈ ɡ ɒ ŋ k i ə n / or / æ l ˈ ɡ ɒ ŋ k w i ə n /; also Algonkian) are a subfamily of American indigenous languages that include most languages in the Algic language family. The name of the Algonquian language family is distinguished from the orthographically similar Algonquin dialect of the Indigenous Ojibwe language (Chippewa), which is a senior …

  10. Words in the Algonquian Language Family (Algic) - Native …

    www.native-languages.org/famalg_words.htm

    Central Algonquian Languages. Plains Algonquian Languages. Ritwan Languages. English (Français) Abenaki. Lenape. Maliseet. Micmac. Munsee.

  11. https://alphaomegatranslations.com/foreign...

    Mar 23, 2011 · The Algic language family is one of the largest indigenous language families of North America. It includes 44 languages, the majority of which (42 languages) belong to the Algonquian branch.

  12. https://psychology.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_language_families

    Distribution of language families and isolates north of Mexico at first contact. Main article: Indigenous languages of the Americas. Algic languages (incl. Algonquian languages) (14) Alsean languages (0) Caddoan languages (4) Chimakuan languages (1) Chinookan languages (1) Chumashan languages (0) Comecrudan languages (0) Coosan languages (0)

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