Mikmaq language
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Mi'kmaq language

NameMi'kmaq
NativenameMíkmawísimk
StatesCanada, United States
RegionNova Scotia, New Brunswick, Gaspe Peninsula (Quebec), Newfoundland, northern Maine, Boston (Massachusetts)
Speakers10,850 (8,750 in Canada, 2,100 in the United States)
FamilycolorAlgic
Fam1Algic
Fam2Algonquian
Fam3Eastern Algonquian
Iso2mic|iso3=mic

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The Mi'kmaq language (spelled Micmac in English, and Míkmaq, Míkmaw or Mìgmao in Mi'kmaq) is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 11,000 Mi'kmaq in Canada and the United States out of a total ethnic Mi'kmaq population of roughly 20,000. The word Mi'kmaq is a plural word meaning 'my friends' (singular Míkm); the adjectival form is Míkmaw. The language's native name is Míkmawísimk or Míkmwei (in some dialects).

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Mi'kmaq language dispute erupts at Membertou - TheChronicleHerald.ca Tweet this news
TheChronicleHerald.ca--Chief Terry Paul said Thursday a lack of understanding about the use of the -Mi'kmaq language- led to the manager, a Membertou First Nation employee, ... - Date : Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:05:22 GMT+00:00
Elder seeks to preserve Mi'kmaq culture - Times and Transcript Tweet this news
Times and Transcript--No, that's what the government calls us," Sewell explained to his class of half a dozen young people eager to learn their native -language- and culture, ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:13:26 GMT+00:00
Mi'kmaq culture irrepressible and colourful - Times and Transcript Tweet this news
Times and Transcript--We still had our -language-, we still had our hunting skills and our fishing skills, we had our sense of family, we had our sense of community," said ... - Date : Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:04:22 GMT+00:00
Maritime Idol set to Launch Season Five ! - Wire Service Canada (press release) Tweet this news
Wire Service Canada (press release)--Holly perform Oh Canada in her native -language Mi'Kmaq-, French and English. Holly Jane also graced "The Best of Maritime Idol 2008" concert audience at the ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:46:54 GMT+00:00
Wanted: aboriginal immersion - Telegraph-Journal Tweet this news
Telegraph-Journal---...- harming the chances for an endangered -language- to survive. In New Brunswick, the brutal reality is that -Mi'kmaq- is endangered, and Maliseet severely so. ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:00:09 GMT+00:00
Veterans dust off medals in preparation for royal encounter - TheChronicleHerald.ca Tweet this news
TheChronicleHerald.ca---...- expected to do a tour of -Mi'kmaq- artworks and artifacts. "For many years we were discouraged to even speak our -language-, it was all oppressed," he said. ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:02:30 GMT+00:00
Presbyterian Church set to apologize to residential school survivors - Cape Breton Post Tweet this news
Cape Breton Post--“I just couldn't understand why we couldn't speak our -language-. I know every time I spoke it I got punished.” As a five and six year old, Paul said he often ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:00:19 GMT+00:00

Vowels :
short long short long short long
Close i u
Mid e ə o
Open a

Consonants :
plain lab.
Plosive p t k
Affricate t͡ʃ
Fricative s x
Nasal m n
Approximant w l j

Consonants :
Mi'kmaq orthographies
IPA /a/ /aː/ /e/ /eː/ /i/ /iː/ /ə/ /tʃ/ /k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /o/ /oː/ /p/ /x/ /s/ /t/ /u/ /uː/ /w/ /j/
Francis-Smith a a'/á e e'/é i i'/í ɨ j k l m n o o'/ó p q s t u u'/ú w y
Listuguj a a' e e' i i' ' j g l m n o o' p q s t u u' w y
Lexicon a a: e e: i i: ɨ j k l m n o o: p q s t u u: w y
Pacifique a e i tj g l m n ô p s t o
Rand ă a â ĕ ā ĭ e ŭ ch c k l m n ŏ o ō b h s d t ŏŏ oo u w y

Quebec Languages of Quebec

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



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