Algonquin

distinct Algonquian language closely related to the Ojibwe language or a particularly divergent Ojibwe dialect
Language language Q28092
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Algonquin is a language [1]. It is spoken in Canada [2].

The language has regional variations but remains primarily associated with Indigenous communities in that country [2].

Algonquin

Summary

Algonquin is a language[1]. Algonquin ranks in the top 3% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Algonquin is in the country of Canada[3].
  • Algonquin's instance of is recorded as language[4].
  • Algonquin's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Algonquin followed Proto-Algonquian[6].
  • Algonquin is a type of Ojibwe[7].
  • Algonquin's writing system is recorded as Canadian Aboriginal syllabics[8].
  • Algonquin's writing system is recorded as Latin script[9].
  • Algonquin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Algonquin language[10].
  • Algonquin's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+2430'}[11].
  • Algonquin's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'alq', 'text': 'Anicinàbemowin'}[12].
  • Algonquin's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'alq', 'text': 'Anishinàbemiwin'}[13].
  • Algonquin's UNESCO language status is recorded as 4 severely endangered[14].
  • Algonquin's indigenous to is recorded as Ontario[15].
  • Algonquin's indigenous to is recorded as Quebec[16].
  • Algonquin's indigenous to is recorded as Algonquin people[17].
  • Algonquin's has phoneme is recorded as voiced bilabial plosive[18].
  • Algonquin's has phoneme is recorded as voiceless bilabial plosive[19].
  • Algonquin's has phoneme is recorded as aspiration[20].
  • Algonquin's has phoneme is recorded as voiced alveolar stop[21].
  • Algonquin's has phoneme is recorded as voiceless alveolar stop[22].
  • Algonquin's has phoneme is recorded as voiced velar stop[23].
  • Algonquin's has phoneme is recorded as voiceless velar stop[24].
  • Algonquin's has phoneme is recorded as glottal stop[25].
  • Algonquin's has phoneme is recorded as voiced alveolar fricative[26].
  • Algonquin's has phoneme is recorded as voiceless alveolar fricative[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Algonquin include Currituck County[28], a county of North Carolina[29], in United States[30], founded in 1672[31].

Why It Matters

Algonquin ranks in the top 3% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).[2] Algonquin has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Algonquin is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Algonquin include Currituck County[28], a county of North Carolina[29], in United States[30], founded in 1672[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Participant in Q1070342
    Has phoneme voiced bilabial plosive, voiceless bilabial plosive, aspiration +16
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