Central Algonquian Languages. The Central Algonquian languages are commonly grouped together as a subgroup of the larger Algonquian family, itself a member of the Algic family. Though this grouping is often encountered in the literature, it is an areal grouping rather than a genetic one. In other words, the languages are grouped together because they were spoken …

Algonquian languages, also spelled Algonkian, North American Indian language family whose member languages are or were spoken in Canada, New England, the Atlantic coastal region southward to North Carolina, and the Great Lakes region and surrounding areas westward to the Rocky Mountains. Among the numerous Algonquian languages are Cree, Ojibwa, Blackfoot, …

Algonquian Language Family (Algic, Algonkian Indians) Though these languages are most properly known as 'Algic' to linguists (Wiyot and Yurok are not considered closely related enough to qualify as part of the Algonquian grouping, and the broader category Algic includes them as well), 'Algonquian' (also spelled 'Algonkian') is the general term which is most often used by the …

The Central Algonquian languages are commonly grouped together as a subgroup of the larger Algonquian family, itself a member of the Algic family. Though the grouping is often encountered in the literature, it is an areal grouping, not a genetic grouping. In other words, the languages are grouped together because they were spoken near one another, not because they are more …

Jan 28, 2017 · Central Algonquian. The Central Algonquian sub-family includes Miami, Illinois, Shawnee, Sauk, Fox, Kickapoo, Menominee, Potawatomi, Ojibwa, Cree, …

Within the Central Algonquian grouping languages that are closely related are Potawatomi and Chippewa, otherwise known as Ojibwe, which are generally grouped together as an Ojibwa-Potawatomi sub-branch. David J. Costa speculated in his 2003-2004 web publications that within Central Algonquian is a specific language sub-branch that he refers to as "Eastern Great Lakes."