Innu-aimun
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Innu-aimun language

NameMontagnais
NativenameInnu-aimun
FamilycolorAlgic
StatesCanada
RegionQuebec, Labrador
Speakers11,815 (Montagnais-Naskapi)
Fam1Algic
Fam2Algonquian
Fam3Central
Fam4Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi
Iso3moe

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Innu-aimun or Montagnais is an Algonquian language spoken by over 11,000 people, called the Innu, in Labrador and Quebec in Eastern Canada. It is a member of the Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi dialect continuum and is spoken in various dialects depending on the community.

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Litteratur: Rita Mestokosho, Hur jag ser på livet, mormor - Tidningen Kulturen (blogg) Tweet this news
Tidningen Kulturen (blogg)--Hon talar -innu-aimun-, "ett förtroligt språk som äger närhet till jorden". Och hon talar om och till sin mormor. Den kvinna som lärt henne livet:--- - Date : Tue, 18 May 2010 23:07:58 GMT+00:00

center Labial
Nasal m /m/ n /n/
Stop p /p/ t /t/ tsh /tʃ/ k /k/ ku/ku /kʷ/
Fricative ss /s/ sh /ʃ~s/ (h /h/)
Lateral (l /l/)

Quebec Languages of Quebec

French (official language)
English * Algonquin * Atikamekw * Abenaki * Cree * Malecite-Passamaquoddy * Míkmaq * Mohawk * Innu-aimun * Inuktitut |



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