The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: ALG
ISO 639-2: alg
| Population | 2,275 mother tongue speakers (1998 Statistics Canada) out of 5,000 population (1987 SIL). |
| Region | Southwestern Quebec, northwest of Ottawa and in adjacent areas of Ontario (Golden Lake and Maniwaki). |
| Alternate names | ALGONKIN |
| Classification | Algic, Algonquian, Central, Ojibwa. |
| Comments | Several dialects. In the east Algonquin is the principal means of communication, and spoken by the majority of all ages. In the west most adults speak Algonquin, young adults may prefer the national language, and children prefer the national language, although some may speak Algonquin. Literacy rate in first language: 30% to 60%. Literacy rate in second language: 75% to 100%. NT 1998. |
