Malecite-Passamaquoddy language
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Malecite-Passamaquoddy language

NameMalecite-Passamaquoddy
FamilycolorAlgic
StatesCanada; United States
RegionNew Brunswick; Maine
Speakers1,655
Fam1Algic
Fam2Algonquian
Fam3Eastern
Iso2alg
Iso3pqm

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Malecite-Passamaquoddy (also known as Maliseet-Passamaquoddy) is an endangered Algonquian language. The language consists of two major dialects: Malecite mainly spoken in New Brunswick, Canada, and Passamaquoddy in Maine, United States. In both Canada and the U.S., most speakers are older adults. Only 1500 speakers of both dialects combined remain alive. Many younger people cannot speak the language, in particular, the Passamaquoddy dialect.

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Consonants :
Bilabial Dental Post-alv. Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p [p] t [t] k [k]
kw [kʷ]
Fricative s [s] h [h]
Affricate c [t͡ʃ]
Nasal m [m] n [n]
Approximant central w [w] y [j]
lateral l [l]

Vowels :
Front Central Back
High i [i] i: [iː]
Mid e [e] e: [eː] ǝ [ə] o [o] o: [oː]
Low a [a] a: [aː]



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